Best ALA Adult Notables

1.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,065 ratings
2.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,224 ratings
3.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,711 ratings
3.
Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes 4.15 avg rating — 650,954 ratings
5.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,692 ratings
6.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,875 ratings
7.
John Adams
John Adams 4.08 avg rating — 373,239 ratings
8.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,633 ratings
9.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating — 528,232 ratings
10.
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres 3.82 avg rating — 71,373 ratings
11.
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife 3.49 avg rating — 90,815 ratings
12.
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses 3.81 avg rating — 37,108 ratings
13.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II 4.20 avg rating — 46,350 ratings
14.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 4.05 avg rating — 112,354 ratings
15.
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn 3.86 avg rating — 42,131 ratings
16.
Waiting
Waiting
by: Ha Jin
3.54 avg rating — 23,309 ratings
17.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,298 ratings
18.
The Inheritance of Loss
The Inheritance of Loss 3.45 avg rating — 54,329 ratings
19.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,971 ratings
20.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,392 ratings
21.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 1: The Early Years, 1884-1933
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 1: The Early Years, 1884-1933 4.01 avg rating — 6,678 ratings
22.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3.72 avg rating — 79,300 ratings
23.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating — 45,338 ratings
23.
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 3.75 avg rating — 206,251 ratings
25.
The Convalescent
The Convalescent 3.72 avg rating — 904 ratings
25.
The Meadow
The Meadow 4.19 avg rating — 2,168 ratings
27.
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children 4.26 avg rating — 3,402 ratings
28.
The First Man
The First Man 3.97 avg rating — 11,598 ratings
29.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating — 77,520 ratings
30.
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League 3.96 avg rating — 4,478 ratings
31.
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx 4.26 avg rating — 13,313 ratings
32.
The 13th Valley
The 13th Valley 4.15 avg rating — 2,947 ratings
33.
The Way to St. Ives
The Way to St. Ives 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
34.
Ordinary People
Ordinary People 3.93 avg rating — 22,723 ratings
35.
Easy Travel to Other Planets
Easy Travel to Other Planets 3.66 avg rating — 195 ratings
36.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,398 ratings
37.
Life Before Man
Life Before Man 3.38 avg rating — 8,220 ratings
38.
East Is East
East Is East 3.66 avg rating — 2,723 ratings
39.
The Beet Queen
The Beet Queen 3.87 avg rating — 14,454 ratings
40.
Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1)
Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 28,024 ratings
41.
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3)
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) 3.94 avg rating — 13,676 ratings
42.
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song 4.05 avg rating — 22,787 ratings
43.
The Patron Saint of Liars
The Patron Saint of Liars 3.90 avg rating — 65,276 ratings
44.
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon 4.24 avg rating — 1,381 ratings
44.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 4.39 avg rating — 352,770 ratings
46.
Clear Light of Day
Clear Light of Day 3.72 avg rating — 4,002 ratings
46.
Mink River
Mink River 4.17 avg rating — 7,766 ratings
46.
Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 23,636 ratings
46.
Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present
Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present 4.22 avg rating — 7,536 ratings
50.
The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Hummingbird's Daughter 4.21 avg rating — 14,258 ratings
50.
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory 4.10 avg rating — 101,036 ratings
50.
A House in the Country
A House in the Country 4.16 avg rating — 741 ratings
50.
Just Mercy
Just Mercy 4.63 avg rating — 254,491 ratings
54.
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom 4.05 avg rating — 1,980 ratings
54.
Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate 4.14 avg rating — 8,953 ratings
56.
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family 4.02 avg rating — 6,800 ratings
56.
When the Tree Sings
When the Tree Sings 3.98 avg rating — 83 ratings
58.
Gabriela, clavo y canela
Gabriela, clavo y canela 4.15 avg rating — 9,314 ratings
58.
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son 4.07 avg rating — 102,951 ratings
60.
Tent of Miracles
Tent of Miracles 3.92 avg rating — 1,322 ratings
61.
The Weathermakers
The Weathermakers
by: Ben Bova
3.54 avg rating — 162 ratings
61.
Shepherds of the Night
Shepherds of the Night 3.90 avg rating — 431 ratings
61.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking 4.08 avg rating — 465,722 ratings
64.
Music of the Swamp
Music of the Swamp 4.08 avg rating — 666 ratings
64.
The Round House
The Round House 3.98 avg rating — 122,364 ratings
66.
The Bird Artist
The Bird Artist 3.83 avg rating — 3,977 ratings
66.
Columbine
Columbine 4.29 avg rating — 99,732 ratings
68.
Skywater
Skywater 4.22 avg rating — 134 ratings
69.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,736 ratings
70.
Requiem for a Woman's Soul
Requiem for a Woman's Soul 4.12 avg rating — 117 ratings
71.
The Cage
The Cage 3.83 avg rating — 451 ratings
72.
Waterland
Waterland 3.90 avg rating — 9,870 ratings
73.
Montana 1948
Montana 1948 3.89 avg rating — 16,054 ratings
74.
Before and After
Before and After 3.35 avg rating — 994 ratings
75.
Of Such Small Differences
Of Such Small Differences 3.89 avg rating — 144 ratings
76.
The World Around Midnight
The World Around Midnight 3.21 avg rating — 42 ratings
77.
In Another Country
In Another Country 3.61 avg rating — 67 ratings
78.
Annie John
Annie John 3.72 avg rating — 12,516 ratings
79.
Loving Little Egypt
Loving Little Egypt 3.89 avg rating — 57 ratings
80.
Sour Sweet
Sour Sweet 3.70 avg rating — 906 ratings
81.
The Grass Dancer
The Grass Dancer 3.97 avg rating — 3,334 ratings
82.
A Glass of Blessings
A Glass of Blessings 3.92 avg rating — 3,334 ratings
83.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating — 87,070 ratings
84.
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 3.62 avg rating — 32,112 ratings
85.
Yo!
Yo! 3.83 avg rating — 5,037 ratings
86.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Behind the Scenes at the Museum 3.98 avg rating — 42,718 ratings
87.
The Birthday Boys
The Birthday Boys 3.91 avg rating — 1,336 ratings
88.
Imaginary Crimes (The Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series)
Imaginary Crimes (The Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series) 3.87 avg rating — 55 ratings
89.
Continental Drift
Continental Drift 3.87 avg rating — 3,971 ratings
90.
Duet for Three
Duet for Three 3.74 avg rating — 73 ratings
91.
Mr. Field's Daughter
Mr. Field's Daughter 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings
92.
The Perez Family
The Perez Family 3.61 avg rating — 115 ratings
93.
Civil Wars
Civil Wars really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61 ratings
94.
The Autobiography of My Mother
The Autobiography of My Mother 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
95.
Shepherd Avenue
Shepherd Avenue 3.96 avg rating — 590 ratings
96.
During the Reign of the Queen of Persia
During the Reign of the Queen of Persia 3.75 avg rating — 729 ratings
97.
On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,153 ratings
98.
The Jade Peony
The Jade Peony 3.72 avg rating — 5,588 ratings
99.
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
The Beans of Egypt, Maine 3.58 avg rating — 3,821 ratings
100.
The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis
The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis 3.98 avg rating — 138 ratings
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