Best Books 1978

1.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating β€” 814,297 ratings
2.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating β€” 165,981 ratings
3.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating β€” 235,958 ratings
4.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating β€” 194,119 ratings
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) 4.07 avg rating β€” 110,836 ratings
6.
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2)
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2) 4.43 avg rating β€” 38,936 ratings
7.
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
by: M.M. Kaye
4.20 avg rating β€” 44,841 ratings
8.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating β€” 43,233 ratings
9.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating β€” 230,234 ratings
10.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake 4.22 avg rating β€” 26,869 ratings
11.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden 3.54 avg rating β€” 34,486 ratings
12.
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 3.95 avg rating β€” 53,057 ratings
13.
By the Rivers of Babylon
By the Rivers of Babylon 3.95 avg rating β€” 8,699 ratings
14.
Rumpole of the Bailey (Rumpole of the Bailey, #1)
Rumpole of the Bailey (Rumpole of the Bailey, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 5,152 ratings
15.
Connections
Connections 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,479 ratings
16.
The Bookshop
The Bookshop 3.27 avg rating β€” 25,956 ratings
17.
The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever 4.26 avg rating β€” 15,587 ratings
18.
The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5)
The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5) 4.18 avg rating β€” 23,961 ratings
19.
Orientalism
Orientalism 4.13 avg rating β€” 28,507 ratings
20.
Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)
Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3) 4.13 avg rating β€” 16,328 ratings
21.
Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School, #1)
Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 100,062 ratings
22.
Faeries
Faeries 3.91 avg rating β€” 73,112 ratings
23.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) 4.18 avg rating β€” 141,448 ratings
24.
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Year of Living Dangerously 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,916 ratings
25.
Compromising Positions (Judith Singer, #1)
Compromising Positions (Judith Singer, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 2,503 ratings
26.
The Sea, the Sea
The Sea, the Sea 3.96 avg rating β€” 24,390 ratings
27.
1985
1985 3.48 avg rating β€” 1,558 ratings
28.
A Sleeping Life (Inspector Wexford, #10)
A Sleeping Life (Inspector Wexford, #10) 3.82 avg rating β€” 3,306 ratings
29.
Each Peach Pear Plum
Each Peach Pear Plum 4.23 avg rating β€” 18,562 ratings
30.
The Human Factor
The Human Factor 3.91 avg rating β€” 10,120 ratings
30.
Evergreen (Werner Family Saga, #1)
Evergreen (Werner Family Saga, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 27,866 ratings
32.
The Snowman
The Snowman 4.26 avg rating β€” 19,250 ratings
33.
Fields of Fire
Fields of Fire 4.21 avg rating β€” 7,680 ratings
34.
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (The Rabbi Small Mysteries, #1)
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (The Rabbi Small Mysteries, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 8,506 ratings
35.
The Cinder Path
The Cinder Path 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,021 ratings
36.
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 4.22 avg rating β€” 22,134 ratings
37.
The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York
The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York 3.94 avg rating β€” 53,295 ratings
38.
The Revolt of the Eaglets (Plantagenet Saga, #2)
The Revolt of the Eaglets (Plantagenet Saga, #2) 3.95 avg rating β€” 1,051 ratings
39.
La vita interiore
La vita interiore 3.61 avg rating β€” 423 ratings
40.
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 4.11 avg rating β€” 63,281 ratings
41.
A Grave Mistake (Roderick Alleyn, #30)
A Grave Mistake (Roderick Alleyn, #30) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 2,312 ratings
41.
Hammer of the Scots (Plantagenet Saga, #7)
Hammer of the Scots (Plantagenet Saga, #7) 3.92 avg rating β€” 650 ratings
43.
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest 3.67 avg rating β€” 11,365 ratings
44.
The Meaning of Hitler
The Meaning of Hitler 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,199 ratings
45.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating β€” 82,283 ratings
46.
The White Dragon (Dragonriders of Pern, #3)
The White Dragon (Dragonriders of Pern, #3) 4.19 avg rating β€” 49,817 ratings
47.
The Entity
The Entity 3.76 avg rating β€” 2,059 ratings
48.
The Three-Arched Bridge
The Three-Arched Bridge 3.86 avg rating β€” 1,580 ratings
48.
A Pocket for Corduroy
A Pocket for Corduroy 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,132 ratings
50.
Dress Gray
Dress Gray 3.73 avg rating β€” 350 ratings
51.
The Berenstain Bears Go to School
The Berenstain Bears Go to School 4.30 avg rating β€” 19,904 ratings
52.
Ice
Ice 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,011 ratings
53.
The Flounder
The Flounder 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,761 ratings
53.
The Brendan Voyage: A Leather Boat Tracks the Discovery of America by the Irish Sailor Saints
The Brendan Voyage: A Leather Boat Tracks the Discovery of America by the Irish Sailor Saints 4.25 avg rating β€” 1,868 ratings
55.
Life: A User's Manual
Life: A User's Manual 4.18 avg rating β€” 9,834 ratings
55.
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses 4.05 avg rating β€” 12,304 ratings
57.
The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453
The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453 3.86 avg rating β€” 1,295 ratings
58.
Alice, Let's Eat: Further Adventures of a Happy Eater
Alice, Let's Eat: Further Adventures of a Happy Eater 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,222 ratings
58.
In Between the Sheets
In Between the Sheets 3.28 avg rating β€” 4,352 ratings
60.
The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #3)
The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #3) 4.04 avg rating β€” 25,407 ratings
61.
The Eye of the Story: Selected Essays and Reviews
The Eye of the Story: Selected Essays and Reviews 4.12 avg rating β€” 132 ratings
62.
Almost Transparent Blue
Almost Transparent Blue 3.29 avg rating β€” 12,924 ratings
63.
Rose in the Heart
Rose in the Heart 3.74 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
64.
CrΓ³nicas y reportajes
CrΓ³nicas y reportajes 3.92 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
65.
The Judas Goat (Spenser, #5)
The Judas Goat (Spenser, #5) 4.10 avg rating β€” 10,871 ratings
66.
Trial Run
Trial Run 3.93 avg rating β€” 3,772 ratings
67.
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School 3.72 avg rating β€” 9,168 ratings
68.
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix 4.03 avg rating β€” 2,702 ratings
69.
The Wind from Hastings
The Wind from Hastings 3.88 avg rating β€” 552 ratings
70.
Crown in Candlelight
Crown in Candlelight 3.72 avg rating β€” 351 ratings
71.
The Burglar in the Closet (Bernie Rhodenbarr, #2)
The Burglar in the Closet (Bernie Rhodenbarr, #2) 3.90 avg rating β€” 4,442 ratings
72.
Billy Straight (Petra Connor, #1)
Billy Straight (Petra Connor, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 8,401 ratings
73.
The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth
The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth 4.19 avg rating β€” 11,775 ratings
74.
My Enemy, the Queen
My Enemy, the Queen 3.90 avg rating β€” 3,093 ratings
75.
Nurse
Nurse 3.77 avg rating β€” 637 ratings
76.
The Battle of the Queens (Plantagenet Saga, #5)
The Battle of the Queens (Plantagenet Saga, #5) 3.96 avg rating β€” 769 ratings
77.
Γ…rhundradets kΓ€rlekssaga
Γ…rhundradets kΓ€rlekssaga 4.29 avg rating β€” 3,654 ratings
77.
Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes
Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,113 ratings
77.
The Magic Orange Tree; and Other Haitian Folktales
The Magic Orange Tree; and Other Haitian Folktales 4.18 avg rating β€” 186 ratings
80.
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins 3.85 avg rating β€” 23,273 ratings
80.
Egipcjanin Sinuhe, tom 1
Egipcjanin Sinuhe, tom 1 4.21 avg rating β€” 3,488 ratings
80.
Freight Train
Freight Train 4.06 avg rating β€” 16,904 ratings
80.
Rest You Merry (Peter Shandy #1)
Rest You Merry (Peter Shandy #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 3,447 ratings
80.
Story and Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film
Story and Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film 3.81 avg rating β€” 290 ratings
80.
Ike and Mama and the Once-A-Year Suit
Ike and Mama and the Once-A-Year Suit 3.57 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
80.
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth 4.20 avg rating β€” 39,522 ratings
87.
The Virgin in the Garden (The Frederica Quartet, #1)
The Virgin in the Garden (The Frederica Quartet, #1) 3.72 avg rating β€” 3,609 ratings
87.
Shosha
Shosha 3.98 avg rating β€” 2,853 ratings
87.
Gold by Gemini
Gold by Gemini 3.69 avg rating β€” 443 ratings
87.
The Complete Bloodhound
The Complete Bloodhound 3.50 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
87.
To Build a Castle: My Life as a Dissenter
To Build a Castle: My Life as a Dissenter 4.47 avg rating β€” 331 ratings
87.
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1)
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 8,495 ratings
87.
The Pursuit of Holiness
The Pursuit of Holiness 4.34 avg rating β€” 24,833 ratings
87.
The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose
The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose 3.90 avg rating β€” 7,191 ratings
95.
Fifth of July
Fifth of July 3.83 avg rating β€” 647 ratings
95.
I, Houdini: The Amazing Story of an Escape-Artist Hamster
I, Houdini: The Amazing Story of an Escape-Artist Hamster 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,095 ratings
95.
Billy Phelan's Greatest Game
Billy Phelan's Greatest Game 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,352 ratings
95.
The Spear
The Spear 3.56 avg rating β€” 3,159 ratings
99.
Piano Concertos Nos. 17-22 in Full Score
Piano Concertos Nos. 17-22 in Full Score 4.50 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
99.
Altered States
Altered States 3.86 avg rating β€” 926 ratings
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