Five star books

1

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

81,214 members

1,372 reviews

½ 4.4

22 Members: aprille, donutage, jain, booksinbed, J.Sealy, merrystar, sturlington, briarhills, Dilara86, BruceCoulson, peterveen, gypsysmom, al.vick, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, jeffza, Emmay, Laura1124, dadito, RaniIyer, yalanda, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,FAMeulstee ,Bluewolf0411 ,chwiggy , ,
Explanations: aulsmith : I'm not fond of this one.

2

Middlemarch

by George Eliot

17,832 members

331 reviews

4.2

18 Members: aprille, jain, booksinbed, J.Sealy, WSB7, Devlindusty, 47degreesnorth, Bretzky1, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, jeffza, Laura1124, dadito, Lynsey2, ManWithAnAgenda, acristina00, frannipan,terran ,FAMeulstee ,sturlington ,

3

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

25,031 members

473 reviews

4.2

15 Members: aprille, kathipink, Minthe, booksinbed, Cecrow, maryzee, briarhills, Devlindusty, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Emmay, Lynsey2, ManWithAnAgenda, Lauren_Shriver,terran , ,

4

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

33,044 members

308 reviews

4.2

18 Members: booksinbed, aulsmith, WSB7, thecoroner, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jeffza, Emmay, Laura1124, dadito, Lynsey2, Roza.Omarova, yalanda, ManuelRodrigues, CyndiCiavarella, Lauren_Shriver, bstar1019,donutage ,jain ,terran ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,Bluewolf0411 ,Peace2 ,sashame ,ManWithAnAgenda ,

5

The Hobbit

by J. R. R. Tolkien

95,075 members

1,194 reviews

½ 4.3

6

The Odyssey

by Homer

53,487 members

477 reviews

4

12 Members: FAMeulstee, thecoroner, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, al.vick, Emmay, karlaniii, Laura1124, FranzK72, Roza.Omarova, Kyler.Diem, Lauren_Shriver,jain ,merrystar ,sashame

7

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

16,616 members

444 reviews

½ 4.3

13 Members: aprille, dara85, booksinbed, Cecrow, janerawoof, Devlindusty, teeth, gypsysmom, Emmay, williamperryiii, Laura1124, neicybee, frannipan,terran ,merrystar ,Lynsey2 ,

8

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

78,948 members

1,434 reviews

½ 4.4

18 Members: aprille, waitingtoderail, booksinbed, Cecrow, WSB7, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Emmay, Laura1124, dadito, boogirl13, Lynsey2, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,aulsmith ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,sashame , ,
Explanations: aulsmith : This is a nice piece, but I wouldn't read it again.

9

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini

30,479 members

898 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: dara85, booksinbed, teeth, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Laura1124, dadito, kamalsood, RaniIyer,

10

Persuasion

by Jane Austen

28,883 members

535 reviews

4.2

12 Members: aprille, booksinbed, merrystar, vroni, briarhills, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, jeffza, Emmay, Laura1124, RaniIyer,donutage ,FAMeulstee ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda

11

The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

10,781 members

268 reviews

4.1

8 Members: jain, aulsmith, freetrader, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, dandalf, emr158, pakanova

12

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

59,382 members

924 reviews

4.2

15 Members: aprille, booksinbed, Cecrow, sturlington, vroni, briarhills, Bretzky1, gypsysmom, al.vick, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, jeffza, Emmay, ManWithAnAgenda, bstar1019,jain ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,Bluewolf0411 , ,Charon07

13

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon

44,516 members

1,334 reviews

3.9

13 Members: dara85, booksinbed, terran, FAMeulstee, sturlington, gypsysmom, Laura1124, Lynsey2, neicybee, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, dandalf, Craftybilda,jain ,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07

14

Ulysses

by James Joyce

24,226 members

379 reviews

4

11 Members: donutage, Cecrow, thecoroner, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, rplinke, FranzK72, Kyler.Diem, ManuelRodrigues, Lauren_Shriver,terran ,aulsmith ,Bretzky1 ,Lynsey2
Explanations: aulsmith : I liked it, but not 5 stars worth.

15

The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

26,403 members

502 reviews

4.2

13 Members: booksinbed, WSB7, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, Lynsey2, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, Charon07, dandalf, emr158, bstar1019,dara85 ,KimarieBee

16

A Fine Balance

by Rohinton Mistry

9,195 members

255 reviews

½ 4.4

8 Members: booksinbed, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee, cwperson123, emr158

17

I, Claudius

by Robert Graves

9,220 members

168 reviews

4.2

8 Members: BruceCoulson, peterveen, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, dadito, CyndiCiavarella,Charon07

18

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

44,993 members

770 reviews

4.2

10 Members: booksinbed, aulsmith, FAMeulstee, sturlington, thecoroner, gypsysmom, Roza.Omarova, sashame, Lauren_Shriver, Charon07,merrystar

19

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,834 members

370 reviews

½ 4.4

9 Members: aprille, waitingtoderail, kathipink, booksinbed, FAMeulstee, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Lynsey2

20

The Plague

by Albert Camus

18,602 members

249 reviews

4

9 Members: aprille, HistoryMan, booksinbed, aulsmith, FAMeulstee, thecoroner, janerawoof, peterveen, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

21

War and Peace

by León Tolstói

29,053 members

460 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: aprille, booksinbed, thecoroner, peterveen, Bretzky1, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Emmay, Laura1124, FranzK72,FAMeulstee

22

Lila

by Marilynne Robinson

2,535 members

114 reviews

4.1

6 Members: aprille, kathipink, Dilara86, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ChrissyQuise

23

The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

19,876 members

342 reviews

4.1

10 Members: aprille, booksinbed, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Emmay, bijiyece, Charon07, bstar1019,FAMeulstee ,ManWithAnAgenda

24

Bel Canto

by Ann Patchett

13,301 members

461 reviews

3.9

9 Members: booksinbed, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, dianeham, Lynsey2, neicybee,sturlington

25

The Shining

by Stephen King

23,314 members

453 reviews

4.1

7 Members: sturlington, Devlindusty, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, boogirl13, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, ,Charon07

26

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

26,277 members

231 reviews

4

11 Members: jain, booksinbed, WSB7, DebraGraham, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Emmay, Laura1124, dadito, Lynsey2,merrystar ,Bluewolf0411 ,sashame ,ManWithAnAgenda

27

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

by Jeannette Walls

20,559 members

798 reviews

4.2

8 Members: dara85, booksinbed, terran, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee, Tosta, Dee_Reads,sturlington ,dianeham ,Lynsey2

28

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

39,756 members

963 reviews

4

11 Members: aprille, dara85, terran, sturlington, BruceCoulson, al.vick, ahef1963, Emmay, RaniIyer, Lauren_Shriver, Charon07,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,sashame , ,ManWithAnAgenda

29

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

45,229 members

2,131 reviews

½ 4.4

10 Members: dara85, booksinbed, KimarieBee, FAMeulstee, ahef1963, Peace2, valeneayar, Lynsey2, RaniIyer, bijiyece, ,sturlington ,edparks , ,gypsysmom ,dadito ,dianeham

30

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

by Jerome K. Jerome

7,726 members

290 reviews

3.9

8 Members: kathipink, kulujian, J.Sealy, aulsmith, gypsysmom, Emmay, jmboite, RaniIyer,terran ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,sturlington ,
Explanations: merrystar: 4 stars

31

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

16,051 members

385 reviews

4

8 Members: hipdeep, jain, aulsmith, sturlington, freetrader, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Charon07,ManWithAnAgenda

32

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

53,028 members

1,300 reviews

4.2

10 Members: dara85, booksinbed, Devlindusty, teeth, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Emmay, Laura1124, RaniIyer, Lauren_Shriver,FAMeulstee ,Bretzky1 ,dianeham ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07

33

Olive Kitteridge

by Elizabeth Strout

9,966 members

623 reviews

3.9

8 Members: aprille, edparks, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, neicybee, Lauren_Shriver, Dee_Reads,terran ,FAMeulstee ,dianeham

34

The Tartar Steppe

by Dino Buzzati

2,535 members

58 reviews

4.1

5 Members: thecoroner, janerawoof, Dilara86, dadito, jmboite,terran

35

King Lear

by William Shakespeare

15,155 members

147 reviews

4.1

8 Members: booksinbed, WSB7, DebraGraham, ahef1963, jeffza, Laura1124, CyndiCiavarella, Lauren_Shriver,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,sashame

36

News of the World

by Paulette Jiles

2,950 members

225 reviews

4.2

4 Members: terran, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Tosta

37

Rebecca

by Daphne Du Maurier

20,865 members

616 reviews

4.2

10 Members: aprille, booksinbed, J.Sealy, sturlington, vroni, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,dara85 ,

38

Cloud Atlas: A Novel

by David Mitchell

17,786 members

684 reviews

4.1

7 Members: aprille, booksinbed, sturlington, peterveen, gypsysmom, Lynsey2, Charon07

39

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,052 members

145 reviews

4.1

7 Members: J.Sealy, FAMeulstee, merrystar, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

40

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

20,534 members

559 reviews

4.1

8 Members: sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, boogirl13, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, Binglit,FAMeulstee ,Charon07

41

Possession

by A.S. Byatt

13,017 members

289 reviews

4

8 Members: booksinbed, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,merrystar ,sturlington

42

The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

10,879 members

120 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: waitingtoderail, booksinbed, peterveen, gypsysmom, jeffza, dandalf

43

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

8,202 members

239 reviews

4.1

6 Members: aprille, jain, sturlington, Dilara86, gypsysmom, Dee_Reads,ManWithAnAgenda

44

Gaudy Night

by Dorothy L. Sayers

5,481 members

150 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, vroni, ahef1963, dadito,terran

45

Atonement

by Ian McEwan

26,608 members

629 reviews

3.9

6 Members: booksinbed, gypsysmom, Laura1124, Lynsey2, Charon07, mug,sturlington

46

Matilda

by Roald Dahl

22,264 members

480 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: booksinbed, J.Sealy, FAMeulstee, briarhills, Emmay, ManWithAnAgenda

47

The Magic Mountain

by Thomas Mann

9,660 members

176 reviews

4.2

6 Members: FAMeulstee, edparks, thecoroner, peterveen, jeffza, rplinke,terran

48

Educated: A Memoir

by Tara Westover

9,944 members

519 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: aprille, booksinbed, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, Dee_Reads,sturlington

49

Fictions

by Jorge Luis Borges

7,648 members

114 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: aprille, Cecrow, merrystar, thecoroner, FranzK72

50

The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

17,597 members

425 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: aprille, booksinbed, terran, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, Lauren_Shriver,sashame

51

State of Wonder

by Ann Patchett

6,248 members

393 reviews

3.9

7 Members: booksinbed, sturlington, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee, dandalf,Charon07
Explanations: Charon07: A really good book. I’ve loved both books I’ve read by Patchett. But I gave this one 4 stars. Don’t let that dissuade you from reading it.