Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge - 2017

1.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,020 ratings
2.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,037 ratings
3.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,637 ratings
4.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,519 ratings
5.
Cast Away: True Stories of Survival from Europe s Refugee Crisis
Cast Away: True Stories of Survival from Europe s Refugee Crisis 4.39 avg rating — 272 ratings
6.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,778 ratings
7.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,856 ratings
8.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating — 467,029 ratings
9.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,036 ratings
10.
The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria
The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria 3.71 avg rating — 426 ratings
10.
I Am Malala
I Am Malala 4.16 avg rating — 612,714 ratings
12.
Prison Noir
Prison Noir 3.59 avg rating — 329 ratings
13.
Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire 4.18 avg rating — 53,110 ratings
14.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,075 ratings
15.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,094 ratings
16.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,216 ratings
17.
1001 Inventions That Changed the World
1001 Inventions That Changed the World 4.18 avg rating — 391 ratings
18.
The Curve of Time: The Classic Memoir of a Woman and Her Children Who Explored the Coastal Waters of the Pacific Northwest
The Curve of Time: The Classic Memoir of a Woman and Her Children Who Explored the Coastal Waters of the Pacific Northwest 4.06 avg rating — 2,820 ratings
18.
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 106,110 ratings
18.
Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1)
Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 25,560 ratings
21.
If I Was Your Girl
If I Was Your Girl 3.97 avg rating — 41,637 ratings
22.
Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them 3.53 avg rating — 919 ratings
23.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,249 ratings
24.
Madness
Madness 3.82 avg rating — 1,988 ratings
24.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 663,139 ratings
24.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,109 ratings
27.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,741 ratings
28.
Green Grass, Running Water
Green Grass, Running Water 4.02 avg rating — 8,341 ratings
29.
More Than This (More Than, #1)
More Than This (More Than, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 36,798 ratings
29.
So Hard to Say
So Hard to Say 3.84 avg rating — 4,216 ratings
29.
The Ship Beyond Time (The Girl From Everywhere, #2)
The Ship Beyond Time (The Girl From Everywhere, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 4,850 ratings
32.
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
Caraval (Caraval, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 794,288 ratings
32.
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves 3.79 avg rating — 13,005 ratings
34.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,362 ratings
34.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,518 ratings
34.
Human Acts
Human Acts
by: Han Kang
4.27 avg rating — 61,913 ratings
37.
Origin (Corpus, #1)
Origin (Corpus, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 16,184 ratings
37.
My Brother Sam Is Dead
My Brother Sam Is Dead 3.44 avg rating — 19,140 ratings
39.
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey 3.80 avg rating — 44,100 ratings
39.
Ask the Passengers
Ask the Passengers
by: A.S. King
3.84 avg rating — 25,338 ratings
41.
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why 4.14 avg rating — 27,162 ratings
41.
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2)
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 16,349 ratings
43.
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1)
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 18,410 ratings
44.
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour 3.98 avg rating — 94,518 ratings
44.
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival 4.33 avg rating — 6,232 ratings
44.
Alias, Vol. 1
Alias, Vol. 1 4.05 avg rating — 11,229 ratings
47.
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 735,776 ratings
47.
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1)
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1) 4.15 avg rating — 6,138 ratings
47.
Wandering Son, Vol. 3
Wandering Son, Vol. 3 4.10 avg rating — 988 ratings
50.
Daughters of the Dragon: Samurai Bullets
Daughters of the Dragon: Samurai Bullets 3.32 avg rating — 252 ratings
51.
Darkness of Light (Darkness, #1)
Darkness of Light (Darkness, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 14,131 ratings
51.
Future Worlds: A Science Fiction Anthology
Future Worlds: A Science Fiction Anthology 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
51.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,290 ratings
54.
Spider-Woman, Vol. 1: Spider-Verse
Spider-Woman, Vol. 1: Spider-Verse 3.49 avg rating — 1,272 ratings
55.
More Than the Tattooed Mormon
More Than the Tattooed Mormon 4.23 avg rating — 2,678 ratings
56.
Blankets
Blankets 4.06 avg rating — 123,319 ratings
56.
Water Tossing Boulders: How a Family of Chinese Immigrants Led the First Fight to Desegregate Schools in the Jim Crow South
Water Tossing Boulders: How a Family of Chinese Immigrants Led the First Fight to Desegregate Schools in the Jim Crow South 3.77 avg rating — 223 ratings
56.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,417 ratings
59.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,190 ratings
59.
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,809 ratings
59.
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy 3.91 avg rating — 79,618 ratings
62.
The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews
The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews 4.02 avg rating — 3,728 ratings
62.
The Dream of the Celt
The Dream of the Celt 3.85 avg rating — 9,869 ratings
64.
Brave Men
Brave Men 4.44 avg rating — 2,085 ratings
64.
The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin, #5)
The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 7,196 ratings
66.
Eric Liddell: Pure Gold : A New Biography of the Olympic Champion Who Inspired Chariots of Fire
Eric Liddell: Pure Gold : A New Biography of the Olympic Champion Who Inspired Chariots of Fire 4.28 avg rating — 604 ratings
66.
The Flip Side
The Flip Side 3.90 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
68.
Existence (Existence, #1)
Existence (Existence, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 62,454 ratings
68.
The Girls
The Girls 3.51 avg rating — 237,211 ratings
70.
Boysgirls
Boysgirls 4.34 avg rating — 202 ratings
70.
Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World
Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World 4.11 avg rating — 915 ratings
70.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,343 ratings
73.
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 184,564 ratings
73.
A Handful of Time
A Handful of Time 4.15 avg rating — 3,453 ratings
75.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,726 ratings