Midday Connection Book Club Recommended Reading By Dr. Rosalie De Rosset

1.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 257,773 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating β€” 6,689,140 ratings
3.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,719,020 ratings
4.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating β€” 144,868 ratings
5.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating β€” 101,126 ratings
6.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating β€” 602,802 ratings
7.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating β€” 971,606 ratings
8.
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist 3.90 avg rating β€” 107,779 ratings
9.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating β€” 108,687 ratings
10.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating β€” 38,269 ratings
11.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating β€” 737,216 ratings
11.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating β€” 324,991 ratings
13.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating β€” 182,475 ratings
14.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating β€” 192,273 ratings
15.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating β€” 47,016 ratings
16.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.97 avg rating β€” 41,767 ratings
17.
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie 3.77 avg rating β€” 41,367 ratings
18.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,731,588 ratings
19.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 3,059,281 ratings
20.
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying 3.98 avg rating β€” 63,055 ratings
20.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,795 ratings
22.
A Map of the World
A Map of the World 3.81 avg rating β€” 74,021 ratings
23.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating β€” 901,348 ratings
23.
Saint Maybe
Saint Maybe 3.89 avg rating β€” 18,643 ratings
25.
The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters 4.27 avg rating β€” 499,702 ratings
26.
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables 3.45 avg rating β€” 42,103 ratings
27.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,959,268 ratings
28.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,371 ratings
28.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating β€” 767,660 ratings
30.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating β€” 297,806 ratings
31.
Ironweed
Ironweed 3.87 avg rating β€” 17,431 ratings
32.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,789 ratings
33.
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous 3.85 avg rating β€” 22,141 ratings
34.
Main Street
Main Street 3.78 avg rating β€” 26,594 ratings
35.
Babbitt
Babbitt 3.69 avg rating β€” 24,525 ratings
36.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating β€” 896,563 ratings
37.
Excellent Women
Excellent Women 3.91 avg rating β€” 19,596 ratings
38.
A Glass of Blessings
A Glass of Blessings 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,334 ratings
39.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 4.33 avg rating β€” 33,407 ratings
40.
Billy Budd, Sailor
Billy Budd, Sailor 3.19 avg rating β€” 19,173 ratings
41.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating β€” 97,938 ratings
42.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating β€” 288,112 ratings
43.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating β€” 528,259 ratings
44.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 96,280 ratings
44.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating β€” 641,381 ratings
46.
The Promise (Reuven Malther, #2)
The Promise (Reuven Malther, #2) 4.19 avg rating β€” 14,052 ratings
47.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 80,280 ratings
48.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating β€” 131,958 ratings
49.
Children of God (The Sparrow, #2)
Children of God (The Sparrow, #2) 4.09 avg rating β€” 22,634 ratings
50.
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
by: Ayn Rand
3.89 avg rating β€” 333,856 ratings
50.
Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey 3.96 avg rating β€” 235,164 ratings
50.
Holy Masquerade
Holy Masquerade 4.35 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
53.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,800,585 ratings
54.
Shane
Shane 3.95 avg rating β€” 14,377 ratings
55.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating β€” 152,236 ratings
56.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating β€” 950,606 ratings
57.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating β€” 602,243 ratings
58.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,752,025 ratings
58.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,318,941 ratings
60.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating β€” 996,721 ratings
61.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating β€” 36,326 ratings
61.
The Closing of the American Mind
The Closing of the American Mind 3.76 avg rating β€” 5,868 ratings
61.
The Diary of a Country Priest
The Diary of a Country Priest 3.95 avg rating β€” 3,808 ratings
64.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 568,960 ratings
64.
DEADLY PERSUASION: Why Women And Girls Must Fight The Addictive Power Of Advertising
DEADLY PERSUASION: Why Women And Girls Must Fight The Addictive Power Of Advertising 4.04 avg rating β€” 194 ratings
64.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating β€” 154,143 ratings
67.
I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional: The Recovery Movement and Other Self-Help
I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional: The Recovery Movement and Other Self-Help 3.81 avg rating β€” 83 ratings
67.
The Holy War
The Holy War 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,668 ratings
69.
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains 3.89 avg rating β€” 32,234 ratings
69.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating β€” 44,818 ratings
71.
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant 3.80 avg rating β€” 33,715 ratings
71.
The Color of Water
The Color of Water 4.15 avg rating β€” 131,557 ratings
71.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating β€” 1,156,658 ratings
71.
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1)
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 18,292 ratings
75.
Hollywood vs. America: The Explosive Bestseller that Shows How-and Why-the Entertainment Industry Has Broken Faith With Its Audience
Hollywood vs. America: The Explosive Bestseller that Shows How-and Why-the Entertainment Industry Has Broken Faith With Its Audience 3.50 avg rating β€” 223 ratings
75.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 4.08 avg rating β€” 29,046 ratings
77.
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business 4.16 avg rating β€” 36,103 ratings
77.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating β€” 494,670 ratings
77.
An American Childhood
An American Childhood 3.91 avg rating β€” 10,425 ratings
80.
A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue
A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,419 ratings
80.
Holy the Firm
Holy the Firm 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,327 ratings
82.
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.38 avg rating β€” 146 ratings
82.
The Read-Aloud Handbook
The Read-Aloud Handbook 4.40 avg rating β€” 7,541 ratings
84.
Testament of Vision
Testament of Vision 4.17 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
84.
Roxana
Roxana 3.42 avg rating β€” 5,594 ratings
86.
What's So Amazing About Grace?
What's So Amazing About Grace? 4.19 avg rating β€” 43,687 ratings
86.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,024,655 ratings
88.
Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church
Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church 4.24 avg rating β€” 4,255 ratings
88.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating β€” 369,536 ratings
90.
Reaching for the Invisible God
Reaching for the Invisible God 4.17 avg rating β€” 3,055 ratings
90.
The Idiot
The Idiot 4.21 avg rating β€” 207,649 ratings
92.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating β€” 134,936 ratings
92.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,633,488 ratings
92.
The Jesus I Never Knew
The Jesus I Never Knew 4.18 avg rating β€” 22,125 ratings
92.
Silence
Silence 4.09 avg rating β€” 37,722 ratings
96.
Girl Meets God
Girl Meets God 3.87 avg rating β€” 8,491 ratings
96.
Deep River
Deep River 3.94 avg rating β€” 2,726 ratings
98.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating β€” 189,928 ratings
98.
Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity
Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity 3.88 avg rating β€” 2,692 ratings
98.
When I Whistle: A Novel
When I Whistle: A Novel 3.99 avg rating β€” 621 ratings
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