Venerable Bits to Lean On

1.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera 3.94 avg rating — 535,643 ratings
2.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,226 ratings
3.
Independent People
Independent People 4.13 avg rating — 13,797 ratings
4.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,415 ratings
5.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,174 ratings
6.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,210 ratings
7.
Bought, Borrowed, Stolen
Bought, Borrowed, Stolen 3.96 avg rating — 45 ratings
8.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,656 ratings
9.
Airframe
Airframe 3.74 avg rating — 88,082 ratings
10.
The Tender Bar: A Memoir
The Tender Bar: A Memoir 3.99 avg rating — 44,614 ratings
11.
The Overstory
The Overstory 4.12 avg rating — 186,039 ratings
12.
Telegraph Avenue
Telegraph Avenue 3.40 avg rating — 21,579 ratings
13.
Wildcat (Kenneth Aubrey and Patrick Hyde, #6)
Wildcat (Kenneth Aubrey and Patrick Hyde, #6) 3.41 avg rating — 179 ratings
14.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating — 45,342 ratings
15.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,305 ratings
16.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal 4.23 avg rating — 179,779 ratings
17.
Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court
Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court 4.17 avg rating — 886 ratings
18.
Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. 4.33 avg rating — 10,071 ratings
19.
Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die
Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die 3.90 avg rating — 2,642 ratings
20.
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood 4.49 avg rating — 778,918 ratings
21.
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating — 171,053 ratings
22.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,999 ratings
23.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,705 ratings
24.
Born to Run
Born to Run 4.19 avg rating — 53,088 ratings
25.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating — 203,056 ratings
26.
Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet 4.28 avg rating — 113,886 ratings
27.
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich 3.91 avg rating — 324,799 ratings
28.
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 4.01 avg rating — 70,873 ratings
29.
Young Men and Fire
Young Men and Fire 4.04 avg rating — 7,075 ratings
30.
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest 4.44 avg rating — 136,029 ratings
31.
Kingdom of Shadows (Night Soldiers, #6)
Kingdom of Shadows (Night Soldiers, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,580 ratings
32.
The Social Conquest of Earth
The Social Conquest of Earth 4.01 avg rating — 4,285 ratings
33.
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941 4.34 avg rating — 6,315 ratings
34.
Matterhorn
Matterhorn 4.27 avg rating — 46,476 ratings
35.
The Son
The Son 4.03 avg rating — 37,219 ratings
36.
Whiskey When We're Dry
Whiskey When We're Dry 4.04 avg rating — 10,937 ratings
37.
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Beartown (Beartown, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 549,775 ratings
38.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,480,118 ratings
39.
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers 4.17 avg rating — 96,961 ratings
40.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating — 1,483,150 ratings
41.
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Pine Cove, #3)
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Pine Cove, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 46,449 ratings
42.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 4.43 avg rating — 374,151 ratings