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1	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 9,674,178 ratings score: 854,058, and 8,632 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,286,961 ratings score: 676,199, and 6,839 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,751,536 ratings score: 434,503, and 4,426 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 4,310,803 ratings score: 410,465, and 4,185 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.88 avg rating — 1,262,058 ratings score: 410,162, and 4,186 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,748,548 ratings score: 388,692, and 3,991 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,349,332 ratings score: 322,544, and 3,305 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.01 avg rating — 4,405,630 ratings score: 290,819, and 3,010 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.70 avg rating — 3,138,133 ratings score: 213,760, and 2,224 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,010,453 ratings score: 209,160, and 2,160 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,456,239 ratings score: 205,112, and 2,119 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 819,550 ratings score: 173,238, and 1,789 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,646,928 ratings score: 172,237, and 1,788 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 703,184 ratings score: 124,805, and 1,301 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 477,400 ratings score: 120,178, and 1,248 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 321,959 ratings score: 118,531, and 1,239 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 811,067 ratings score: 116,090, and 1,208 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 824,802 ratings score: 113,398, and 1,185 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,275,330 ratings score: 109,407, and 1,138 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Unwind (Unwind, #1) by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 245,870 ratings score: 106,857, and 1,106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 283,379 ratings score: 106,336, and 1,104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 559,402 ratings score: 99,665, and 1,048 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Legend (Legend, #1) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 558,192 ratings score: 94,349, and 984 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 4.09 avg rating — 500,170 ratings score: 92,215, and 977 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Watchmen by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 588,636 ratings score: 91,119, and 958 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 267,041 ratings score: 81,297, and 841 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,459,565 ratings score: 80,253, and 854 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau 3.90 avg rating — 296,190 ratings score: 79,454, and 836 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 3.89 avg rating — 556,007 ratings score: 70,162, and 753 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 998,046 ratings score: 69,171, and 725 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,410 ratings score: 59,360, and 632 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 1,728,559 ratings score: 58,765, and 620 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 4.26 avg rating — 83,783 ratings score: 58,561, and 614 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Anthem by Ayn Rand 3.61 avg rating — 164,935 ratings score: 53,698, and 565 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 221,064 ratings score: 53,383, and 558 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 3.88 avg rating — 109,092 ratings score: 53,120, and 557 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 653,608 ratings score: 53,083, and 562 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer 3.89 avg rating — 132,701 ratings score: 51,827, and 547 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 757,625 ratings score: 50,765, and 546 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi 3.84 avg rating — 1,170,447 ratings score: 50,545, and 531 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness 3.98 avg rating — 202,793 ratings score: 47,980, and 504 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.86 avg rating — 1,042,491 ratings score: 44,646, and 475 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Blindness by José Saramago 4.18 avg rating — 328,549 ratings score: 44,463, and 472 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.15 avg rating — 430,719 ratings score: 41,349, and 448 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr. 3.99 avg rating — 117,387 ratings score: 40,928, and 435 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 476,137 ratings score: 39,898, and 423 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Children of Men by P.D. James 3.67 avg rating — 51,428 ratings score: 39,150, and 426 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 209,004 ratings score: 38,999, and 414 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson 3.89 avg rating — 356,885 ratings score: 38,660, and 416 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 294,645 ratings score: 38,126, and 405 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.69 avg rating — 403,927 ratings score: 36,983, and 394 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Pseudonym) 4.05 avg rating — 235,504 ratings score: 36,687, and 392 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 197,690 ratings score: 35,784, and 376 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 100,731 ratings score: 35,661, and 380 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.20 avg rating — 245,815 ratings score: 34,184, and 363 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 596,432 ratings score: 33,237, and 351 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Trial by Franz Kafka 3.94 avg rating — 380,995 ratings score: 31,959, and 346 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 685,833 ratings score: 31,868, and 336 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 4.01 avg rating — 115,779 ratings score: 31,632, and 343 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) by Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 95,810 ratings score: 30,769, and 328 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.59 avg rating — 230,938 ratings score: 30,024, and 329 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 119,191 ratings score: 29,945, and 324 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 87,144 ratings score: 28,589, and 309 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) by Veronica Rossi (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 115,197 ratings score: 24,436, and 263 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4.16 avg rating — 281,303 ratings score: 23,314, and 261 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Feed by M.T. Anderson 3.55 avg rating — 67,280 ratings score: 23,166, and 248 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Enclave (Razorland, #1) by Ann Aguirre (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 70,616 ratings score: 22,470, and 243 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 4.09 avg rating — 48,034 ratings score: 21,746, and 232 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The High Auction (Wisdom Revolution, #1) by Misba (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 16,539 ratings score: 21,536, and 220 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Utopia by Thomas More 3.55 avg rating — 81,221 ratings score: 20,980, and 229 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Chrysalids by John Wyndham 3.93 avg rating — 61,124 ratings score: 20,961, and 229 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Swan Song by Robert McCammon 4.30 avg rating — 74,531 ratings score: 20,421, and 215 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert 4.29 avg rating — 1,585,738 ratings score: 20,192, and 217 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	On the Beach by Nevil Shute 3.98 avg rating — 48,580 ratings score: 19,803, and 218 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 177,945 ratings score: 19,610, and 216 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1) by Alexandra Bracken (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 204,702 ratings score: 19,375, and 205 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Postman by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 37,096 ratings score: 18,713, and 206 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Oldest Dance (Wisdom Revolution, #2) by Misba (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 13,545 ratings score: 18,698, and 190 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Running Man by Richard Bachman 3.89 avg rating — 152,805 ratings score: 18,047, and 201 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle 3.99 avg rating — 47,873 ratings score: 17,201, and 191 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Cheat Code (Wisdom Revolution, #3) by Misba (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 4,075 ratings score: 16,730, and 170 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 4.05 avg rating — 148,922 ratings score: 16,674, and 184 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Incarceron (Incarceron, #1) by Catherine Fisher 3.65 avg rating — 62,261 ratings score: 15,810, and 174 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick 4.03 avg rating — 108,747 ratings score: 15,587, and 173 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Cell by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 234,466 ratings score: 15,470, and 171 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 92,586 ratings score: 15,340, and 168 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1) by Moira Young (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 62,183 ratings score: 14,795, and 160 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 41,002 ratings score: 14,696, and 155 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 77,570 ratings score: 14,364, and 158 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 4.01 avg rating — 264,065 ratings score: 14,257, and 158 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,127 ratings score: 14,141, and 154 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Earth Abides by George R. Stewart 3.95 avg rating — 33,338 ratings score: 13,799, and 151 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Birthmarked (Birthmarked, #1) by Caragh M. O'Brien (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 48,763 ratings score: 13,594, and 148 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Logan's Run by William F. Nolan 3.64 avg rating — 12,748 ratings score: 13,066, and 147 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 241,956 ratings score: 13,045, and 143 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 324,256 ratings score: 12,755, and 146 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story by Mya Robarts 3.96 avg rating — 16,751 ratings score: 12,462, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 3.90 avg rating — 61,918 ratings score: 11,927, and 132 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Feed (Newsflesh, #1) by Mira Grant 3.85 avg rating — 61,063 ratings score: 11,760, and 127 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper 4.06 avg rating — 13,980 ratings score: 11,745, and 130 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jul 17, 2008 11:41AM

foundation definitely deserves a higher rating

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message 2: by Chanel (new)

Jul 29, 2008 03:25PM

The Color Purple? Not utopian, dystopian or other worldly.

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message 3: by Summer (new)

Jul 29, 2008 04:38PM

Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.

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message 4: by Steffi ~mereadingbooks~ (new)

Jul 31, 2008 01:35AM

How are Tolkien's books utopian or dystopian??

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message 5: by Genericusername (new)

Aug 03, 2008 11:29PM

how is it that not one phillip k. dick novel made it to this list?

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message 6: by Carolyn (new)

Aug 11, 2008 10:01AM

Why clutter this list with the 'other world' fiction class? "Best" Utopia/Dystopia is a good enough rumble without muddying the waters so much.
Also, who the heck put 'The Color Purple', 'Lemony Snicket', and the L'Engle stuff on here? Seems to be the wrong group for them.

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message 7: by Emily (new)

Aug 28, 2008 10:56AM

Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings do not belong on this list.

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message 8: by Ubik (new)

Nov 22, 2008 10:56PM

I highly recommend Land under England to anyone who has not yet read it. Amazing utopian/dystopian novel...my favorite in fact.

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message 9: by King Haddock (last edited Feb 04, 2009 05:06PM) (new)

Feb 04, 2009 05:06PM

I think one of L'Engle's books belongs on there, least A Wrinkle in Time, with the whole planet (Camatroz? something like that) where they're ruled and controlled by It - definitely dystopia.

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message 10: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:54AM

Steffi wrote: "How are Tolkien's books utopian or dystopian??"

i guess they are under the other worldy heading...

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message 11: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:55AM

Summer wrote: "Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.
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"Utopia, dystopia, other world, sci-fi, etc. What drops you off into another world?"

I guess the phrase "what drops you off into another world?" can be very broad as far as fiction goes

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message 12: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:55AM

Genericusername wrote: "how is it that not one phillip k. dick novel made it to this list?"

Add it~!

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message 13: by Luz (new)

Jun 23, 2009 06:24PM

I recomend the book Ender's Game for those who have not read it. Its a book must read because it shows it doesnt matter smart you are but if you have the skills to play the game right.

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message 14: by Patrizia (new)

Aug 09, 2009 08:56PM

A Gift Upon the Shore

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message 15: by Oscar (new)

Oct 13, 2009 12:26PM

How is "gormeghast" not up there?

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message 16: by Becca (last edited Oct 13, 2009 08:42PM) (new)

Oct 13, 2009 08:41PM

I think its funny that people are asking why Harry Potter and LOTR are up there, and not asking why Twilight is up there...

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message 17: by Courtney (new)

Nov 16, 2009 07:47PM

It says Utopian, dystopian or "other worldly." I tried to stick to other versions of this world, but that can be interpreted many ways.

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message 18: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:30AM

since when are twilight and harry potter utopia or dystopia?

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message 19: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:31AM

the giver, the city of ember, the hunger games, uglies..... um.. the last dog on earth, gethering blue, messenger,and running out of time

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message 20: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:32AM

and trials of death, lion witch and the wardrobe and unwind

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message 21: by Julie (new)

Feb 14, 2010 04:30PM

add to Best Utopia,etc list: Swastika Night Katharine Burdekin (Murray Constantine)

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message 22: by Heather (new)

Mar 13, 2010 08:20PM

How is Twilight a utopia or a dystopia???

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message 23: by Heather (new)

Mar 13, 2010 08:21PM

Do people just not know what a Utopia and a Dystopia are?

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message 24: by Njeyeguy (new)

Mar 14, 2010 05:40PM

Oryx and Crake should be close to the top. Outstanding Book.

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message 25: by Amber (new)

Mar 23, 2010 12:23AM

The Wanting Seed

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message 26: by Alienne (new)

May 04, 2010 09:45AM

I'd recommend the book 'The Goodness Gene' by Sonia Levitin for the list.

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message 27: by Katie (new)

Aug 16, 2010 12:13PM

So how is it books like twilight and the color purple are on here? I know it said other worldly but those are in our world... they just have supernatural elements... I think of other worldly as Narnia or Middle Earth or like Hitchhikers guide... those make more sense... Take out the other worldly stuff... someone should make a new list

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message 28: by Imani ♥ ☮ (new)

Sep 04, 2010 09:39PM

I'm confused. Why are books like Breaking Dawn on here???

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message 29: by D.W. (new)

Sep 05, 2010 01:00PM

Chanel wrote: "The Color Purple? Not utopian, dystopian or other worldly."

I agree, wholeheartedly.

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message 30: by Sara (new)

Oct 23, 2010 04:50AM

How is one hundred years of solitude Utopian, Dystopian or other worldly?
I wish someone could illuminate me.

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message 31: by Sarah (new)

Dec 12, 2010 01:32PM

How is Harry Potter a world function book?
Or twilight?

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message 32: by Silver (new)

Dec 19, 2010 10:01PM

Sara wrote: "How is one hundred years of solitude Utopian, Dystopian or other worldly?
I wish someone could illuminate me."

Because of its surreal elements and the way in which it does bend the bonds of reality, I would consider it otherworldly, becasue it is a sort of alternative reality.

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message 33: by Heather (new)

Dec 30, 2010 09:03PM

The Twilight series is not in any way, shape, or form dystopian or utopian. They are fantasy.

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message 34: by Juli (new)

Jan 26, 2011 09:17PM

My interpretation of "other world" was that it was a way our world could exist, like the Utopian or dystopian society. I don't see another way of describing "other world" that would fit this book list.

And with that said there a several books on this list that I would not categorize here.. Harry Potter, Series of Unfortunate Events, Twilight...

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message 35: by Leah Rachel (new)

Jan 27, 2011 11:33AM

I agree with a lot of these comments- Harry Potter's a great, great, (amazing) series, but it's certainly not about a utopian or dystopian world- and neither is Twilight!

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message 36: by Emily (new)

Feb 14, 2011 07:32AM

This list makes very little sense... The most striking mistake being Twilight.....

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message 37: by Ali_p (new)

Feb 16, 2011 02:21PM

Heather wrote: "Do people just not know what a Utopia and a Dystopia are?"

no

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message 38: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 07, 2011 11:23AM

The Color Purple doesn't belong here... and while we're at it, Twilight doesn't really either...

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message 39: by Lukia (new)

Mar 07, 2011 07:37PM

Summer wrote: "Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.
"

L'engle technicly counts (in my opinion)

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message 40: by Chantel (new)

Apr 06, 2011 02:05PM

love these books

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message 41: by Katie (new)

Apr 27, 2011 01:24AM

Uh, Twilight? Really? Does not compute. I think this list would have been better as just Best Utopian/Dystopian, but nice list none the less.

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message 42: by Marcus (new)

May 07, 2011 06:25AM

Twilight?

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message 43: by Jordan (new)

May 10, 2011 07:03PM

Adam The Awesome, Extremly Good Looking and Humble wrote: "since when are twilight and harry potter utopia or dystopia?"

Since people decided to vote for them on any list they could find =P

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message 44: by Lynn (new)

May 28, 2011 02:06PM

"This Perfect Day" by Ira Levin isn't here? It should be in the top five!

NOTHING by Stephenie Meyer should be here!

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message 45: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 03, 2011 07:46PM

Agreed, I don't know how some of these books have anything with the utopian or dystopian genre. I suppose if you twisted things around enough and put your glasses on backwards, maybe. But otherwise, pretty okay list.

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message 46: by Cameron (new)

Jun 14, 2011 02:19PM

I think the definition of Utopia/Dystopia needs to be altered for this list. Some of these books do build interesting worlds, but are not Utopian/dystopian fiction. Let's just compare 2 novels on the first page. 1984 belongs on this list, The Lion, The witch and the wardrobe does not. The plot of 1984 is completely inseparable from the dystopia described in the book. If you tried to describe the setting of 1984, you'd probably talk about big brother, telescreens, the party or the thought police. These things are completely inseparable from the story of 1984. Now if you describe Narnia's setting, you'd probably talk about the talking animals, the magical forest, the mansion and all that shit. The fact is, Narnia's setting isn't that important to the plot, it just happens to be the place the author chose to set the story. A lot of these fantasy stories really need to be removed for the same reason. The only Harry Potter book that could make this list is possibly the last one,and if it did it shouldn't be ranked high. Also, The Host at #15? THERE IS NOTHING ORIGINAL ABOUT THAT NOVEL! All you can take from it is that Stephanie Meyer has probably seen invasion of the body snatchers (or more likely animorphs). Twilight has already been brought up, it should not appear on a list with the word "best" in the title.

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message 47: by Andrew (new)

Jun 14, 2011 06:06PM

You guys remember the end of the Princess Bride, when Inigo dies of his wounds, Fezzik turns Westley in to the secret police, and Buttercup kills herself after discovering that she's pregnant with Humperdinck's baby and realizes that she can never escape?

Me neither.

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message 48: by Brian (new)

Jun 17, 2011 12:08PM

Cameron wrote: "Twilight has already been brought up, it should not appear on a list with the word "best" in the title. "

amen

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message 49: by Cera LaVon (new)

Jun 30, 2011 02:59PM

Harry Potter I can see, the chaos of the evil wizards trying to take over would lead to dystopian society, LotR as well. Twilight I'm having slight issues with, but I can kind of see it, more to the point that the evil Vampires are causing turmoil in the world of the main characters. Though, I have to say, my favorites are the His Dark Material series by Philip Pulman, Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, and Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. Though, once again, I see an issue there. The only element is of Fallen Angels and the chaos between friends, family, and the Nephilim causing it to be dystopian. A lot of these I haven't read, but I've heard about them, and agree that they are listed there.

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message 50: by Hayley (new)

Jul 02, 2011 10:29AM