2019: What the Over-50s Are Reading

1.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,479,951 ratings
2.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,943 ratings
3.
Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating — 1,160,750 ratings
4.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 4.23 avg rating — 1,371,379 ratings
5.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 357,017 ratings
6.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,418 ratings
7.
The Silent Patient
The Silent Patient 4.17 avg rating — 2,999,135 ratings
8.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,895,575 ratings
9.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,778 ratings
10.
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers 3.56 avg rating — 468,731 ratings
11.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 4.34 avg rating — 1,201,980 ratings
12.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 593,180 ratings
13.
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy #1)
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy #1) 3.90 avg rating — 107,022 ratings
14.
Tigana
Tigana 4.08 avg rating — 51,019 ratings
15.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,097 ratings
16.
Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six 4.20 avg rating — 1,772,553 ratings
17.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,492 ratings
18.
The Great Alone
The Great Alone 4.45 avg rating — 1,076,193 ratings
19.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 269,035 ratings
20.
Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)
Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 137,687 ratings
21.
Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)
Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)
by: Lee Child
4.14 avg rating — 101,402 ratings
22.
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood 4.49 avg rating — 778,894 ratings
23.
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 260,230 ratings
24.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,789 ratings
25.
An Anonymous Girl
An Anonymous Girl 3.80 avg rating — 178,110 ratings
26.
The Library Book
The Library Book 3.89 avg rating — 121,044 ratings
27.
The Divine Comedy, Volume 1: Inferno
The Divine Comedy, Volume 1: Inferno 4.03 avg rating — 200,530 ratings
27.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 381,950 ratings
29.
Men We Reaped: A Memoir
Men We Reaped: A Memoir 4.30 avg rating — 27,672 ratings
30.
Watching You
Watching You 3.88 avg rating — 212,365 ratings
31.
My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy, #3)
My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 144,875 ratings
32.
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell 4.44 avg rating — 202,425 ratings
33.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow 4.32 avg rating — 637,048 ratings
34.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,844 ratings
34.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,142 ratings
36.
Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
by: Jo Nesbø
3.98 avg rating — 78,731 ratings
37.
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (Millennium, #5)
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (Millennium, #5) 3.80 avg rating — 83,444 ratings
38.
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,967 ratings
39.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,287 ratings
40.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,974 ratings
41.
The Lost Man
The Lost Man 4.16 avg rating — 107,686 ratings
42.
Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7)
Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7) 3.95 avg rating — 54,543 ratings
43.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,435 ratings
44.
The Alienist
The Alienist 4.06 avg rating — 179,487 ratings
45.
Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13)
Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13)
by: Lee Child
4.19 avg rating — 113,111 ratings
46.
Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) 4.25 avg rating — 180,797 ratings
47.
A Nearly Normal Family
A Nearly Normal Family 3.82 avg rating — 52,869 ratings
47.
The Redeemer (Harry Hole, #6)
The Redeemer (Harry Hole, #6)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.09 avg rating — 48,821 ratings
49.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,393 ratings
49.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette 3.87 avg rating — 592,747 ratings
51.
Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher, #15)
Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher, #15)
by: Lee Child
4.22 avg rating — 101,289 ratings
52.
Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
by: Lee Child
4.22 avg rating — 101,027 ratings
53.
Make Me (Jack Reacher, #20)
Make Me (Jack Reacher, #20)
by: Lee Child
4.02 avg rating — 82,098 ratings
54.
61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)
61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)
by: Lee Child
4.13 avg rating — 98,099 ratings
55.
Men Explain Things to Me
Men Explain Things to Me 3.83 avg rating — 85,161 ratings
56.
Broken Bones (D.I. Kim Stone, #7)
Broken Bones (D.I. Kim Stone, #7) 4.39 avg rating — 11,689 ratings
56.
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 115,522 ratings
58.
Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016
Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 4.21 avg rating — 4,312 ratings
59.
Les Misérables : Tome II
Les Misérables : Tome II 4.43 avg rating — 7,320 ratings
59.
Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 48,687 ratings
61.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 175,418 ratings
62.
The Rosie Result (Don Tillman, #3)
The Rosie Result (Don Tillman, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 49,313 ratings
62.
Us Against You (Beartown #2)
Us Against You (Beartown #2) 4.37 avg rating — 238,928 ratings
64.
We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones 4.42 avg rating — 189,227 ratings
64.
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 17,214 ratings
66.
Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #3)
Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 114,222 ratings
66.
Big Sky (Jackson Brodie, #5)
Big Sky (Jackson Brodie, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 34,727 ratings
68.
Hag-Seed
Hag-Seed 3.79 avg rating — 39,461 ratings
68.
Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2)
Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 17,107 ratings
70.
The Secret Place
The Secret Place 3.85 avg rating — 92,313 ratings
70.
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 — 809,920 ratings
72.
Severance
Severance
by: Ling Ma
3.89 avg rating — 122,985 ratings
72.
The Huntress
The Huntress 4.30 avg rating — 199,980 ratings
74.
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers 3.85 avg rating — 101,548 ratings
74.
Only Time Will Tell (The Clifton Chronicles, #1)
Only Time Will Tell (The Clifton Chronicles, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 94,146 ratings
76.
The Diamond Throne (The Elenium #1)
The Diamond Throne (The Elenium #1) 3.98 avg rating — 36,214 ratings
76.
Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2)
Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 59,032 ratings
76.
One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich
One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,144 ratings
76.
What Alice Forgot
What Alice Forgot 4.07 avg rating — 503,618 ratings
80.
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 584,713 ratings
81.
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution (The History of England, #3)
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution (The History of England, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,394 ratings
81.
Nobody's Fool (Sully #1)
Nobody's Fool (Sully #1) 4.11 avg rating — 32,112 ratings
83.
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 112,371 ratings
84.
Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)
Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 73,233 ratings
84.
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock 3.55 avg rating — 20,742 ratings
86.
The Chalk Man
The Chalk Man 3.70 avg rating — 119,352 ratings
86.
The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4)
The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 61,106 ratings
88.
Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects 4.01 avg rating — 1,179,511 ratings
88.
Brother Odd (Odd Thomas, #3)
Brother Odd (Odd Thomas, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 69,243 ratings
90.
The Eye of Heaven (Fargo Adventure, #6)
The Eye of Heaven (Fargo Adventure, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,308 ratings
90.
J is for Judgment (Kinsey Millhone, #10)
J is for Judgment (Kinsey Millhone, #10) 4.03 avg rating — 56,274 ratings
92.
An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11)
An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11) 4.17 avg rating — 8,063 ratings
92.
Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2)
Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 169,743 ratings
92.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,301 ratings
95.
The Ladies' Room
The Ladies' Room 4.07 avg rating — 45,632 ratings
96.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,504 ratings
96.
The Good Daughter
The Good Daughter 4.13 avg rating — 222,967 ratings
96.
Dark Agenda: The War to Destroy Christian America
Dark Agenda: The War to Destroy Christian America 4.42 avg rating — 1,701 ratings
99.
Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8)
Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8) 4.39 avg rating — 127,017 ratings
100.
Candide, of Het optimisme
Candide, of Het optimisme
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating — 294,558 ratings
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