FIVE HIGH 2011 - your top five reads of the year

1.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,008 ratings
2.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,096 ratings
3.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,377 ratings
4.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,321 ratings
5.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,286,784 ratings
6.
One Day
One Day 3.87 avg rating — 399,226 ratings
7.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,018 ratings
8.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain 4.23 avg rating — 545,670 ratings
9.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 220,286 ratings
10.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume I
The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume I 4.49 avg rating — 30,192 ratings
11.
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter 3.83 avg rating — 45,893 ratings
12.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,336,807 ratings
13.
The Peach Keeper
The Peach Keeper 3.86 avg rating — 64,367 ratings
14.
This is Where I Leave You
This is Where I Leave You 3.88 avg rating — 147,532 ratings
15.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,497 ratings
16.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,819 ratings
16.
The Marriage Plot
The Marriage Plot 3.47 avg rating — 123,504 ratings
18.
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,808,817 ratings
19.
A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad 3.70 avg rating — 244,149 ratings
20.
Before I Fall
Before I Fall 3.88 avg rating — 344,271 ratings
21.
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 3.89 avg rating — 215,181 ratings
21.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating — 355,934 ratings
23.
The Door
The Door 4.10 avg rating — 33,158 ratings
24.
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1)
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 21,961 ratings
24.
Gone (Jack Caffery, #5)
Gone (Jack Caffery, #5)
by: Mo Hayder
4.04 avg rating — 10,310 ratings
26.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky 3.61 avg rating — 33,070 ratings
27.
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,385 ratings
28.
The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding 3.99 avg rating — 115,131 ratings
29.
The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1)
The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 80,160 ratings
30.
In Praise of Truth: The Personal Account of Theodore Marklund, Picture-Framer
In Praise of Truth: The Personal Account of Theodore Marklund, Picture-Framer 3.89 avg rating — 151 ratings
30.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,488 ratings
30.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,818 ratings
30.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,699 ratings
34.
To say nothing of the dog
To say nothing of the dog 4.11 avg rating — 43,397 ratings
34.
Embers
Embers 3.99 avg rating — 41,053 ratings
36.
A Novel Bookstore
A Novel Bookstore 3.50 avg rating — 4,149 ratings
36.
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 192,463 ratings
36.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 381,932 ratings
36.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 3.89 avg rating — 274,950 ratings
36.
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry 3.95 avg rating — 155,555 ratings
41.
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1)
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 44,737 ratings
41.
North of Beautiful
North of Beautiful 3.92 avg rating — 35,782 ratings
43.
The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2)
The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 54,481 ratings
43.
The Home-Maker
The Home-Maker 4.17 avg rating — 1,827 ratings
43.
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back 4.04 avg rating — 334,246 ratings
43.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,768 ratings
43.
Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6)
Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) 4.37 avg rating — 297,247 ratings
48.
The Interpretation of Murder
The Interpretation of Murder 3.57 avg rating — 15,839 ratings
48.
My Name Is Asher Lev
My Name Is Asher Lev 4.24 avg rating — 42,912 ratings
48.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,798 ratings
51.
The Luneburg Variation
The Luneburg Variation 3.90 avg rating — 6,849 ratings
51.
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel 4.03 avg rating — 14,475 ratings
51.
Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories
Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories 4.28 avg rating — 6,600 ratings
51.
Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)
Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 119,083 ratings
51.
The Year We Left Home
The Year We Left Home 3.39 avg rating — 6,677 ratings
56.
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 735,749 ratings
57.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,714 ratings
58.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels through My Childhood
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels through My Childhood 3.94 avg rating — 67,459 ratings
58.
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 604,329 ratings
58.
Hanna's Daughters
Hanna's Daughters 3.69 avg rating — 7,936 ratings
58.
Whittaker Chambers: A Biography
Whittaker Chambers: A Biography 4.20 avg rating — 531 ratings
58.
The Pastons: A Family in the Wars of the Roses
The Pastons: A Family in the Wars of the Roses 3.59 avg rating — 59 ratings
58.
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer, #1)
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 18,042 ratings
58.
Penguins Stopped Play
Penguins Stopped Play 4.05 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
58.
The Man Without Qualities
The Man Without Qualities 4.19 avg rating — 7,191 ratings
58.
Anchored (Belonging, #1)
Anchored (Belonging, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 1,324 ratings
58.
Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1)
Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 143,350 ratings
58.
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.09 avg rating — 93,728 ratings
58.
Faith
Faith 3.85 avg rating — 13,972 ratings
58.
Open City
Open City
by: Teju Cole
3.49 avg rating — 17,168 ratings
58.
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1)
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,196 ratings
72.
Pereira Maintains
Pereira Maintains 4.19 avg rating — 34,109 ratings
72.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,181 ratings
72.
Innocent Monster (Moe Prager, #6)
Innocent Monster (Moe Prager, #6) 3.76 avg rating — 801 ratings
72.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating — 134,931 ratings
72.
The Book and the Sword
The Book and the Sword
by: Jin Yong
3.92 avg rating — 644 ratings
72.
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe 3.85 avg rating — 78,055 ratings
72.
Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers & the Schism in the American Soul
Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers & the Schism in the American Soul 3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
72.
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers 4.04 avg rating — 14,051 ratings
72.
Columbine
Columbine 4.29 avg rating — 99,724 ratings
72.
Draconian Measures (Gaven, #3)
Draconian Measures (Gaven, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
72.
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1)
The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 40,088 ratings
72.
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.02 avg rating — 148,055 ratings
72.
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything 3.88 avg rating — 93,070 ratings
72.
Up From the Blue
Up From the Blue 3.82 avg rating — 2,836 ratings
72.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,541 ratings
72.
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 542,062 ratings
72.
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales 3.58 avg rating — 4,093 ratings
72.
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend 4.14 avg rating — 35,479 ratings
72.
Erbarmen (Sonderdezernat Q, #1)
Erbarmen (Sonderdezernat Q, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 87,795 ratings
72.
Shadowfever (Fever #5)
Shadowfever (Fever #5) 4.39 avg rating — 112,058 ratings
72.
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1)
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 134,716 ratings
93.
The Lost Gate (Mither Mages, #1)
The Lost Gate (Mither Mages, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 29,670 ratings
93.
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3)
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3) 4.05 avg rating — 46,248 ratings
93.
Love Letters: An Anthology
Love Letters: An Anthology 3.81 avg rating — 125 ratings
93.
Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon 4.12 avg rating — 15,480 ratings
93.
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain 4.13 avg rating — 56,591 ratings
93.
Mr. Wilson's War: From the Assassination of McKinley to the Defeat of the League of Nations
Mr. Wilson's War: From the Assassination of McKinley to the Defeat of the League of Nations 3.92 avg rating — 216 ratings
93.
Firelight (Firelight, #1)
Firelight (Firelight, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 70,164 ratings
93.
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2)
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 24,606 ratings
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