Popsugar 2020 - A Book With a Great First Line

1.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,634,242 ratings
2.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,923 ratings
3.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,544 ratings
4.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,557 ratings
5.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,066,211 ratings
6.
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere 4.07 avg rating — 1,279,883 ratings
7.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,512 ratings
8.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,239,067 ratings
9.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,645 ratings
10.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,140 ratings
11.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,424 ratings
12.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,233 ratings
13.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,099 ratings
14.
They Both Die at the End (Death-Cast, #1)
They Both Die at the End (Death-Cast, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 840,757 ratings
15.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,676 ratings
16.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,413 ratings
17.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory 4.22 avg rating — 104,647 ratings
18.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,993 ratings
19.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,290 ratings
20.
My Sister, the Serial Killer
My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.65 avg rating — 332,525 ratings
21.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,476 ratings
22.
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 335,430 ratings
23.
The Rosie Project
The Rosie Project 4.01 avg rating — 584,726 ratings
24.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,383 ratings
25.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,266 ratings
26.
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Beartown (Beartown, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 549,763 ratings
27.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,347 ratings
28.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 4.07 avg rating — 276,133 ratings
29.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 866,499 ratings
30.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,199 ratings
31.
Mary, Everything (The Flapper Covenant, #1)
Mary, Everything (The Flapper Covenant, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 212 ratings
32.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,749 ratings
33.
The Scorpio Races
The Scorpio Races 4.10 avg rating — 112,880 ratings
34.
The Flatshare
The Flatshare 3.99 avg rating — 443,260 ratings
35.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,613 ratings
36.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,261 ratings
37.
Vicious (Villains, #1)
Vicious (Villains, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 303,129 ratings
38.
The Map of Salt and Stars
The Map of Salt and Stars 3.92 avg rating — 20,153 ratings
39.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,836 ratings
40.
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 132,393 ratings
41.
Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,840 ratings
42.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,801,015 ratings
43.
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 61,727 ratings
44.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
45.
Rabbit Cake
Rabbit Cake 3.98 avg rating — 13,580 ratings
46.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,857 ratings
47.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,620 ratings
48.
The Grownup
The Grownup 3.55 avg rating — 148,597 ratings
49.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown 3.84 avg rating — 76,598 ratings
50.
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,120 ratings
51.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,376 ratings
52.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,023 ratings
53.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating — 167,151 ratings
54.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,672 ratings
54.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer 4.12 avg rating — 257,811 ratings
56.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,401 ratings
57.
天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]
天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú] 4.73 avg rating — 12,881 ratings
58.
One True Loves
One True Loves 4.03 avg rating — 663,713 ratings
59.
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 51,677 ratings
60.
Dark Places
Dark Places 3.94 avg rating — 816,190 ratings
61.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,747 ratings
61.
The Heart's Invisible Furies
The Heart's Invisible Furies 4.51 avg rating — 197,408 ratings
63.
Boy, Snow, Bird
Boy, Snow, Bird 3.34 avg rating — 30,808 ratings
64.
Doc
Doc really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,363 ratings
64.
The Switch
The Switch 3.94 avg rating — 144,369 ratings
66.
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 202,152 ratings
67.
Little Weirds
Little Weirds 3.86 avg rating — 39,273 ratings
68.
In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 429,659 ratings
69.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,037 ratings
70.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,160 ratings
71.
No Exit
No Exit 3.99 avg rating — 203,780 ratings
71.
The Godmother
The Godmother 3.73 avg rating — 5,355 ratings
73.
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 52,726 ratings
74.
The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh, #14)
The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh, #14) 3.81 avg rating — 19,182 ratings
74.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,890 ratings
76.
David Cooperfield
David Cooperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,117 ratings
77.
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49 3.69 avg rating — 93,758 ratings
77.
On the Come Up
On the Come Up 4.26 avg rating — 99,752 ratings
77.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,455 ratings
80.
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint 3.97 avg rating — 7,572 ratings
80.
Goodbye Days
Goodbye Days 4.09 avg rating — 14,999 ratings
82.
Feed
Feed 3.55 avg rating — 67,041 ratings
83.
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 81,911 ratings
83.
Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)
Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,863 ratings
85.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,337,247 ratings
86.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,480,069 ratings
86.
The Hating Game
The Hating Game 3.86 avg rating — 805,456 ratings
88.
Seveneves
Seveneves really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 122,824 ratings
89.
It Sounded Better in My Head
It Sounded Better in My Head 3.67 avg rating — 10,116 ratings
90.
The Chalk Man
The Chalk Man 3.70 avg rating — 119,354 ratings
91.
The Coroner's Daughter
The Coroner's Daughter 3.76 avg rating — 1,485 ratings
91.
The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge 4.19 avg rating — 52,480 ratings
91.
The Crow Road
The Crow Road 4.09 avg rating — 23,918 ratings
91.
The Good Soldier
The Good Soldier 3.67 avg rating — 28,236 ratings
91.
Signs Preceding the End of the World
Signs Preceding the End of the World 3.89 avg rating — 15,408 ratings
91.
Mothers and Other Strangers
Mothers and Other Strangers 3.63 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
91.
Mister B. Gone
Mister B. Gone 3.35 avg rating — 15,435 ratings
91.
Heroine
Heroine 4.28 avg rating — 13,098 ratings
91.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
by: Karl Marx
4.19 avg rating — 5,591 ratings
91.
The Wild Girl
The Wild Girl 3.93 avg rating — 4,231 ratings
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