TPL Great Reads Best of 2008-2010

1.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating β€” 2,961,898 ratings
2.
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2)
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2) 4.02 avg rating β€” 178,426 ratings
3.
Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)
Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 151,281 ratings
4.
The Children's Book
The Children's Book 3.68 avg rating β€” 18,832 ratings
5.
The Complaints (Malcolm Fox, #1)
The Complaints (Malcolm Fox, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 15,142 ratings
6.
February
February 3.71 avg rating β€” 7,528 ratings
7.
The Housekeeper and the Professor
The Housekeeper and the Professor 4.05 avg rating β€” 91,289 ratings
8.
The Lacuna
The Lacuna 3.82 avg rating β€” 73,031 ratings
9.
Little Bee
Little Bee 3.72 avg rating β€” 247,069 ratings
10.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating β€” 58,368 ratings
11.
Love and Summer
Love and Summer 3.59 avg rating β€” 4,345 ratings
12.
The Mistress of Nothing
The Mistress of Nothing 3.61 avg rating β€” 4,201 ratings
13.
After the Falls
After the Falls 4.11 avg rating β€” 1,204 ratings
14.
The Age of Persuasion: How Marketing Ate Our Culture
The Age of Persuasion: How Marketing Ate Our Culture 3.81 avg rating β€” 544 ratings
15.
The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation
The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 511 ratings
16.
Alice I Have Been
Alice I Have Been 3.65 avg rating β€” 15,353 ratings
17.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating β€” 74,547 ratings
18.
Ape House
Ape House 3.51 avg rating β€” 30,229 ratings
19.
The As It Happens Files: Radio That May Contain Nuts
The As It Happens Files: Radio That May Contain Nuts 3.46 avg rating β€” 28 ratings
20.
The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America
The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America 3.96 avg rating β€” 2,312 ratings
21.
Becoming George Sand
Becoming George Sand 3.39 avg rating β€” 163 ratings
22.
Becoming Jane Eyre
Becoming Jane Eyre 3.32 avg rating β€” 2,334 ratings
23.
The Believers
The Believers 3.38 avg rating β€” 5,764 ratings
24.
Bennett: The Rebel Who Challenged and Changed a Nation
Bennett: The Rebel Who Challenged and Changed a Nation 4.08 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
25.
Bitter Seeds (The Milkweed Triptych, #1)
Bitter Seeds (The Milkweed Triptych, #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 6,713 ratings
26.
Bleeding Heart Square
Bleeding Heart Square 3.68 avg rating β€” 1,880 ratings
27.
The Book of Awesome
The Book of Awesome 3.78 avg rating β€” 12,342 ratings
28.
The Bricklayer (Steve Vail, #1)
The Bricklayer (Steve Vail, #1)
by: Noah Boyd
3.98 avg rating β€” 5,903 ratings
29.
The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability
The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability 3.80 avg rating β€” 386 ratings
30.
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America 3.73 avg rating β€” 10,295 ratings
31.
The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1)
The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 9,314 ratings
32.
Child of Fire (Twenty Palaces, #1)
Child of Fire (Twenty Palaces, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 7,171 ratings
33.
The City in 2050: Creating Blueprints for Change
The City in 2050: Creating Blueprints for Change it was ok 2.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
34.
Come, Thou Tortoise
Come, Thou Tortoise 3.94 avg rating β€” 3,918 ratings
35.
Corduroy Mansions (Corduroy Mansions, #1)
Corduroy Mansions (Corduroy Mansions, #1) 3.61 avg rating β€” 8,274 ratings
36.
Coventry
Coventry 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,748 ratings
37.
Crawlspace (Home Repair is Homicide, #13)
Crawlspace (Home Repair is Homicide, #13) 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,507 ratings
38.
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 63,490 ratings
39.
Dahanu Road
Dahanu Road 3.63 avg rating β€” 220 ratings
40.
Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10)
Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10) 3.91 avg rating β€” 168,825 ratings
41.
The Dead of Winter (John Madden, #3)
The Dead of Winter (John Madden, #3) 3.84 avg rating β€” 3,583 ratings
42.
Deaf Sentence
Deaf Sentence 3.75 avg rating β€” 4,756 ratings
43.
Diary of Interrupted Days
Diary of Interrupted Days 3.97 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
44.
Directive 51
Directive 51 3.36 avg rating β€” 1,679 ratings
45.
The Dogs and the Wolves
The Dogs and the Wolves 3.86 avg rating β€” 2,067 ratings
46.
Downstream: Across England in a Punt
Downstream: Across England in a Punt
by: Tom Fort
liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
47.
Eating Animals
Eating Animals 4.21 avg rating β€” 80,064 ratings
48.
Elegy for April (Quirke, #3)
Elegy for April (Quirke, #3) 3.69 avg rating β€” 3,751 ratings
49.
The Embers
The Embers 2.91 avg rating β€” 433 ratings
50.
Every Man Dies Alone
Every Man Dies Alone 4.27 avg rating β€” 35,334 ratings
51.
Far North
Far North 3.80 avg rating β€” 4,775 ratings
52.
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer 3.97 avg rating β€” 10,356 ratings
53.
Flesh and Fire (Vineart War, #1)
Flesh and Fire (Vineart War, #1) 3.60 avg rating β€” 1,068 ratings
54.
The Gates (Samuel Johnson, #1)
The Gates (Samuel Johnson, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 13,516 ratings
55.
Getting Naked Again: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You've Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted
Getting Naked Again: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You've Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted 3.57 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
56.
Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3)
Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3) 4.11 avg rating β€” 12,227 ratings
57.
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment 3.69 avg rating β€” 9,956 ratings
58.
Half Broke Horses
Half Broke Horses 4.09 avg rating β€” 171,083 ratings
59.
Heroic Measures
Heroic Measures 3.69 avg rating β€” 2,088 ratings
60.
Horns
Horns
by: Joe Hill
3.93 avg rating β€” 118,551 ratings
61.
I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays
I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays 3.47 avg rating β€” 41,649 ratings
62.
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders 3.75 avg rating β€” 7,112 ratings
63.
In the Kitchen
In the Kitchen 2.77 avg rating β€” 2,136 ratings
64.
I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay
I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,384 ratings
65.
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice 3.79 avg rating β€” 36,951 ratings
66.
Jane Bites Back (Jane Fairfax, #1)
Jane Bites Back (Jane Fairfax, #1) 3.45 avg rating β€” 2,802 ratings
67.
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America 3.59 avg rating β€” 3,111 ratings
68.
Juliet, Naked
Juliet, Naked 3.50 avg rating β€” 46,488 ratings
69.
The Lake Shore Limited
The Lake Shore Limited 3.37 avg rating β€” 4,421 ratings
70.
Last Night in Montreal
Last Night in Montreal 3.74 avg rating β€” 19,750 ratings
71.
LET'S SEE PA
LET'S SEE PA 4.14 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
72.
The Little Book
The Little Book 3.74 avg rating β€” 4,978 ratings
73.
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County 3.65 avg rating β€” 11,456 ratings
74.
Love's Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie
Love's Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie 3.62 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
75.
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) 3.53 avg rating β€” 273,725 ratings
76.
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand 3.90 avg rating β€” 144,375 ratings
77.
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People 3.65 avg rating β€” 4,636 ratings
78.
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home 3.19 avg rating β€” 32,480 ratings
79.
Michael Tolliver Lives (Tales of the City, #7)
Michael Tolliver Lives (Tales of the City, #7) 3.98 avg rating β€” 8,246 ratings
80.
Mind's Eye (Inspector Van Veeteren #1)
Mind's Eye (Inspector Van Veeteren #1) 3.59 avg rating β€” 12,483 ratings
81.
The Moon of Letting Go: and Other Stories
The Moon of Letting Go: and Other Stories 4.28 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
82.
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass 3.65 avg rating β€” 3,020 ratings
83.
My Name is Charles Saatchi and I am an Artoholic
My Name is Charles Saatchi and I am an Artoholic 3.32 avg rating β€” 508 ratings
84.
Netherland
Netherland 3.41 avg rating β€” 18,623 ratings
85.
Never Shoot a Stampede Queen: A Rookie Reporter in the Cariboo
Never Shoot a Stampede Queen: A Rookie Reporter in the Cariboo 3.78 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
86.
Nikolski
Nikolski 3.50 avg rating β€” 4,997 ratings
87.
The 19th Wife
The 19th Wife 3.65 avg rating β€” 60,592 ratings
88.
Noah's Compass
Noah's Compass 3.39 avg rating β€” 14,271 ratings
89.
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall 3.51 avg rating β€” 31,550 ratings
90.
Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson
Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson 3.89 avg rating β€” 197 ratings
91.
Old City Hall (Greene and Kennicott #1)
Old City Hall (Greene and Kennicott #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 2,105 ratings
92.
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory 4.03 avg rating β€” 22,515 ratings
93.
The Owl Killers
The Owl Killers 3.82 avg rating β€” 4,342 ratings
94.
The Painter of Battles
The Painter of Battles 3.66 avg rating β€” 4,928 ratings
95.
Palimpsest
Palimpsest 3.66 avg rating β€” 5,220 ratings
96.
Paris Times Eight: Finding Myself in the City of Dreams
Paris Times Eight: Finding Myself in the City of Dreams 3.22 avg rating β€” 185 ratings
97.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 220,284 ratings
98.
The Patience Stone
The Patience Stone 3.70 avg rating β€” 6,889 ratings
99.
The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws
The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws 3.18 avg rating β€” 391 ratings
100.
The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime
The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime 3.64 avg rating β€” 323 ratings