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Books Read in 2011

Description: What books did you read in 2011?

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Rank Title Author Added

1

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

64,888 members

3,496 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, waxflower

2

by Suzanne Collins

49,577 members

1,798 reviews

4.2

3 Members: rretzler, ahef1963, waxflower

3

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson

30,607 members

933 reviews

4.1

3 Members: rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

4

Bridget Jones's Diary

by Helen Fielding

16,946 members

265 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: rretzler, ahef1963, Rchlwtsn

5

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

by Jon Krakauer

8,910 members

223 reviews

3.9

3 Members: _Zoe_, kageeh, ahef1963

6

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

by Alan Bradley

7,786 members

657 reviews

3.8

3 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, rretzler, ahef1963

7

by Suzanne Collins

45,603 members

1,747 reviews

3.9

2 Members: rretzler, waxflower

8

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

44,516 members

1,334 reviews

3.9

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

9

43,789 members

1,013 reviews

3.9

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

10

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

43,369 members

1,752 reviews

4

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

11

by Kathryn Stockett

30,728 members

1,494 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

12

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

25,996 members

389 reviews

4

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

13

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

by Stieg Larsson

25,412 members

729 reviews

4.1

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

14

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

24,996 members

533 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

15

by Isaac Asimov

20,691 members

392 reviews

4

2 Members: sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

16

A Dance With Dragons

by George R. R. Martin

17,134 members

456 reviews

4

2 Members: Rtrace, ManWithAnAgenda

17

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

15,114 members

854 reviews

4

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

18

by Pearl S. Buck

13,941 members

264 reviews

4

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

19

The Man in the High Castle

by Philip K. Dick

13,902 members

359 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

20

by Stephen King

13,739 members

769 reviews

4.2

2 Members: sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

21

2001: A Space Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke

13,417 members

209 reviews

4

2 Members: sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

22

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,802 members

309 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Rtrace, ManWithAnAgenda

23

The Devil Wears Prada

by Lauren Weisberger

11,737 members

227 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

24

by Tatiana de Rosnay

11,159 members

657 reviews

4

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

25

by Terry Pratchett

10,213 members

141 reviews

4.1

2 Members: Edward, ahef1963

26

The Art of Racing in the Rain

10,140 members

593 reviews

4

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

27

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

by John le Carré

8,651 members

240 reviews

4

2 Members: Edward, ahef1963

28

by Louise Penny

6,742 members

427 reviews

3.8

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

29

by Markus Zusak

6,631 members

336 reviews

4

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

30

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

by Barbara Park

5,923 members

185 reviews

4

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

31

The Little Stranger

by Sarah Waters

5,098 members

345 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

32

by Frederik Pohl

4,675 members

101 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Rtrace, sturlington

33

by John Grisham

4,489 members

140 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

34

by Megan McDonald

4,235 members

100 reviews

3.8

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

35

by Michael Connelly

3,629 members

124 reviews

3.8

2 Members: dara85, waxflower

36

Carry On, Jeeves

by P. G. Wodehouse

3,536 members

74 reviews

4.1

2 Members: Edward, ahef1963

37

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

by H. P. Lovecraft

3,427 members

60 reviews

4

2 Members: Edward, ahef1963

38

Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks

by Ben Goldacre

3,223 members

104 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Edward, kageeh

39

The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition

by Lewis Carroll

2,672 members

41 reviews

½ 4.5

2 Members: Edward, kageeh

40

by Patricia Cornwell

2,410 members

64 reviews

3.1

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

41

The Innocence of Father Brown

by G.K. Chesterton

1,945 members

60 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

42

1,876 members

80 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

43

On Stranger Tides

1,724 members

45 reviews

3.9

2 Members: _Zoe_, norabelle414

44

The Mysterious Howling

by Maryrose Wood

1,720 members

117 reviews

3.9

2 Members: _Zoe_, ijustgetbored

45

by Mary Rodgers

1,396 members

15 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

46

The Charming Quirks of Others

by Alexander McCall Smith

805 members

33 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

47

The Hidden Gallery

by Maryrose Wood

731 members

51 reviews

4

2 Members: _Zoe_, ijustgetbored

48

Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science

by Martin Gardner

657 members

8 reviews

4.1

2 Members: Edward, kageeh

49

The Forgotten Affairs of Youth

by Alexander McCall Smith

582 members

32 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: rretzler, ahef1963

50

Justice: Crimes, Trials, and Punishments

by Dominick Dunne

413 members

10 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

51

Anne of Green Gables (Treasury of Illustrated Classics)

by L. M. Montgomery

275 members

1 review

4.2

2 Members: dara85, ahef1963

52

Single Mothers by Choice: A Guidebook for Single Women Who Are Considering or Have Chosen Motherhood

46 members

1 review

½ 3.7

2 Members: waxflower, EGBERTINA

53

Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide

by Mikki Morrissette

24 members

3.8

2 Members: waxflower, EGBERTINA

54

The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

69,843 members

1,086 reviews

3.8

Member: waxflower

55

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

49,923 members

748 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: sturlington

56

Angels and Demons

45,736 members

781 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: dara85

57

by Frank Herbert

42,932 members

695 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

58

The Picture of Dorian Gray

39,802 members

638 reviews

4

Member: sturlington

59

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

38,714 members

440 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

60

Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

34,348 members

439 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

61

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

30,677 members

453 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

62

Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

29,691 members

563 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: Porua

63

The Magician's Nephew

29,603 members

366 reviews

3.9

Member: waxflower

64

Water for Elephants

28,974 members

1,184 reviews

4.1

Member: sturlington

65

The Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

28,033 members

1,043 reviews

4.1

Member: Porua

66

by Veronica Roth

25,573 members

1,441 reviews

4

Member: waxflower

67

A Feast for Crows

by George R. R. Martin

25,352 members

514 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

68

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

25,207 members

454 reviews

4.1

Member: Porua

69

Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

23,723 members

390 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

70

A Short History of Nearly Everything

23,361 members

399 reviews

4.2

Member: Porua

71

by William Gibson

23,149 members

380 reviews

3.9

Member: sturlington

72

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

23,037 members

941 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

73

The Graveyard Book

22,302 members

1,264 reviews

4.2

Member: sjudd

74

by Stephen King

22,091 members

411 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

75

The Lost Symbol

22,031 members

696 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

76

Northanger Abbey

21,790 members

420 reviews

3.8

Member: EGBERTINA

77

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

21,413 members

539 reviews

4.2

Member: sturlington

78

by Daphne Du Maurier

20,865 members

616 reviews

4.2

Member: Porua

79

Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

20,813 members

435 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

80

by Virginia Woolf

20,795 members

332 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

81

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

19,426 members

476 reviews

4

Member: sturlington

82

by Albert Camus

18,602 members

249 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

83

The War of the Worlds

18,518 members

310 reviews

3.8

Member: sturlington

84

by Stephenie Meyer

18,483 members

657 reviews

3.9

Member: waxflower

85

by Jon Krakauer

18,048 members

446 reviews

3.9

Member: sturlington

86

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

by Haruki Murakami

17,959 members

370 reviews

4.2

Member: Porua

87

The Joy Luck Club

17,667 members

199 reviews

3.9

Member: waxflower

88

Girl with a Pearl Earring

by Tracy Chevalier

17,343 members

321 reviews

3.8

Member: Porua

89

The Thirteenth Tale

by Diane Setterfield

17,271 members

911 reviews

4

Member: sturlington

90

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

17,238 members

318 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: sturlington

91

The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins

16,971 members

366 reviews

3.9

Member: Rtrace

92

by Frank Herbert

16,577 members

169 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

93

The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro

16,469 members

480 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

94

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

by E. L. Konigsburg

16,401 members

280 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

95

The Communist Manifesto

15,195 members

138 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: EGBERTINA

96

The Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

14,879 members

154 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

97

by William Makepeace Thackeray

14,772 members

193 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

98

Children of Dune

by Frank Herbert

13,960 members

99 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

99

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

by Douglas Adams

13,896 members

232 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

100

Lady Chatterley's Lover

by D. H. Lawrence

13,694 members

221 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: waxflower

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January 2012
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