Chicago Public Library Staff Picks - Fiction II

1.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,775 ratings
2.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,426 ratings
3.
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 — 696,697 ratings
4.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,821 ratings
5.
Moonlight Mile (Kenzie & Gennaro, #6)
Moonlight Mile (Kenzie & Gennaro, #6) 3.75 avg rating — 24,813 ratings
6.
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 119,780 ratings
7.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,448 ratings
8.
Father of the Rain
Father of the Rain
by: Lily King
4.03 avg rating — 8,556 ratings
9.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,874 ratings
10.
The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith
The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith 4.14 avg rating — 1,026 ratings
11.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,374 ratings
12.
Liliana (Liliana, #1)
Liliana (Liliana, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 111 ratings
12.
The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1)
The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 3,244 ratings
14.
The Club Dumas
The Club Dumas 3.81 avg rating — 43,864 ratings
15.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,451 ratings
16.
Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey 3.96 avg rating — 235,156 ratings
17.
Small Island
Small Island 4.01 avg rating — 37,170 ratings
18.
The Long Song
The Long Song 3.79 avg rating — 11,127 ratings
19.
The Astral
The Astral 3.28 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
20.
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers 3.85 avg rating — 101,541 ratings
21.
The Glass Rainbow (Dave Robicheaux, #18)
The Glass Rainbow (Dave Robicheaux, #18) 4.22 avg rating — 11,036 ratings
22.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,803 ratings
23.
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 31,784 ratings
24.
The Corrections
The Corrections 3.84 avg rating — 194,245 ratings
25.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,198 ratings
26.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating — 36,547 ratings
26.
The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl 3.75 avg rating — 77,343 ratings
28.
The Sherlockian
The Sherlockian 3.66 avg rating — 14,891 ratings
28.
The Scarecrow (Jack McEvoy, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #20)
The Scarecrow (Jack McEvoy, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #20) 4.10 avg rating — 54,379 ratings
30.
Call Me Irresistible (Wynette, Texas, #5)
Call Me Irresistible (Wynette, Texas, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 25,566 ratings
31.
Love and Summer
Love and Summer 3.59 avg rating — 4,347 ratings
32.
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses 3.81 avg rating — 37,106 ratings
33.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,510 ratings
34.
Abundance
Abundance 3.74 avg rating — 10,405 ratings
35.
The Slap
The Slap 3.26 avg rating — 32,504 ratings
36.
Zeroville
Zeroville 4.09 avg rating — 3,191 ratings
37.
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders 3.75 avg rating — 7,113 ratings
38.
Agincourt
Agincourt 4.16 avg rating — 31,311 ratings
39.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating — 74,553 ratings
40.
Roommates Wanted
Roommates Wanted 3.77 avg rating — 11,918 ratings
41.
The Brief History of the Dead
The Brief History of the Dead 3.67 avg rating — 12,561 ratings
42.
Ravens
Ravens 3.01 avg rating — 1,982 ratings
43.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 220,293 ratings
44.
Ship Fever: Stories
Ship Fever: Stories 4.04 avg rating — 4,301 ratings
45.
Lush Life
Lush Life 3.73 avg rating — 14,847 ratings
46.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,482 ratings
47.
The Love Song of A. Jerome Minkoff: And Other Stories
The Love Song of A. Jerome Minkoff: And Other Stories 4.20 avg rating — 131 ratings
48.
The Heroes
The Heroes 4.34 avg rating — 72,204 ratings
49.
Remainder
Remainder 3.67 avg rating — 8,329 ratings
50.
Telex from Cuba
Telex from Cuba 3.58 avg rating — 6,213 ratings
51.
Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)
Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 13,922 ratings
52.
The Universe in Miniature in Miniature
The Universe in Miniature in Miniature really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 432 ratings
53.
The Tourist (Milo Weaver, #1)
The Tourist (Milo Weaver, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 14,064 ratings
54.
The Irresistible Henry House
The Irresistible Henry House 3.55 avg rating — 6,299 ratings
55.
I Am Not Sidney Poitier
I Am Not Sidney Poitier really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
56.
The Trinity Six
The Trinity Six 3.86 avg rating — 5,945 ratings
57.
Talk Talk
Talk Talk 3.43 avg rating — 5,334 ratings
58.
Snakewoman of Little Egypt
Snakewoman of Little Egypt 3.45 avg rating — 575 ratings
59.
The Good Son
The Good Son 3.79 avg rating — 2,339 ratings
60.
206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12)
206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12) 3.94 avg rating — 28,506 ratings
61.
The Calligrapher's Daughter
The Calligrapher's Daughter 3.81 avg rating — 6,938 ratings
62.
Beautiful Maria of My Soul
Beautiful Maria of My Soul 3.31 avg rating — 733 ratings
63.
Lamentation (Psalms of Isaak, #1)
Lamentation (Psalms of Isaak, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,232 ratings
64.
The Reserve
The Reserve 3.03 avg rating — 2,447 ratings
65.
The Informationist (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #1)
The Informationist (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 11,382 ratings
66.
The Tenderness of Wolves
The Tenderness of Wolves 3.74 avg rating — 15,706 ratings
67.
Drood
Drood 3.54 avg rating — 17,353 ratings
68.
Still Missing
Still Missing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 101,902 ratings
69.
The Keep
The Keep 3.49 avg rating — 17,299 ratings
70.
The Ruins
The Ruins 3.69 avg rating — 63,261 ratings
71.
The Wolves of Andover
The Wolves of Andover 3.55 avg rating — 4,485 ratings