40 for 2012

1.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,218 ratings
2.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,821 ratings
3.
Der Hundertjährige, der aus dem Fenster stieg und verschwand
Der Hundertjährige, der aus dem Fenster stieg und verschwand 3.82 avg rating — 296,840 ratings
4.
From Hell
From Hell 4.19 avg rating — 43,723 ratings
5.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,548 ratings
6.
The Prophet Unarmed: Trotsky, 1921-1929
The Prophet Unarmed: Trotsky, 1921-1929 4.42 avg rating — 554 ratings
7.
The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6)
The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 27,867 ratings
8.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 1,000,074 ratings
9.
Emmanuelle
Emmanuelle 3.18 avg rating — 1,902 ratings
9.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,079 ratings
11.
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities 3.59 avg rating — 782 ratings
12.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating — 43,232 ratings
12.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 3.79 avg rating — 30,887 ratings
14.
Micro
Micro 3.53 avg rating — 40,221 ratings
15.
Embassytown
Embassytown 3.90 avg rating — 33,983 ratings
16.
History of the Russian Revolution
History of the Russian Revolution 4.18 avg rating — 1,858 ratings
17.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,798 ratings
18.
China Mountain Zhang
China Mountain Zhang 3.96 avg rating — 4,978 ratings
19.
The Yellow Birds
The Yellow Birds 3.74 avg rating — 26,457 ratings
20.
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization 4.05 avg rating — 2,056 ratings
21.
February
February 3.71 avg rating — 7,528 ratings
22.
More Lives Than One: A Biography of Hans Fallada
More Lives Than One: A Biography of Hans Fallada 4.06 avg rating — 79 ratings
23.
When She Woke
When She Woke 3.68 avg rating — 29,818 ratings
24.
Het diner
Het diner 3.21 avg rating — 172,456 ratings
25.
The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack (Burton & Swinburne, #1)
The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack (Burton & Swinburne, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 7,368 ratings
25.
The Black Death and the Transformation of the West
The Black Death and the Transformation of the West 3.68 avg rating — 480 ratings
27.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 3.99 avg rating — 8,118 ratings
27.
The Teleportation Accident
The Teleportation Accident 3.44 avg rating — 5,018 ratings
29.
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,725 ratings
29.
Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern
Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern 3.48 avg rating — 2,169 ratings
31.
Adam Bede
Adam Bede 3.82 avg rating — 26,146 ratings
32.
The Wings
The Wings
by: Yi Sang
3.92 avg rating — 576 ratings
32.
The Nicomachean Ethics
The Nicomachean Ethics
by: Aristotle
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 57,301 ratings
34.
Look to Windward (Culture, #7)
Look to Windward (Culture, #7) 4.23 avg rating — 28,822 ratings
34.
The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England
The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England
by: Dan Jones
4.25 avg rating — 22,356 ratings
36.
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4)
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4) 3.82 avg rating — 2,655 ratings
36.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 58,088 ratings
38.
Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights
Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights 4.20 avg rating — 624 ratings
38.
This is Life
This is Life 3.81 avg rating — 1,032 ratings
40.
Crash
Crash 3.59 avg rating — 28,417 ratings
41.
Walter Sickert: A Life
Walter Sickert: A Life 4.29 avg rating — 41 ratings
42.
The Unconsoled
The Unconsoled 3.59 avg rating — 17,604 ratings
42.
The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles
The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles 3.59 avg rating — 1,084 ratings
44.
Molloy
Molloy 4.04 avg rating — 9,530 ratings
44.
Tigers in Red Weather
Tigers in Red Weather 3.43 avg rating — 15,813 ratings
46.
Freighter Captain
Freighter Captain 4.33 avg rating — 158 ratings
46.
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir 3.90 avg rating — 198,655 ratings
48.
Under The Eye of the Clock
Under The Eye of the Clock 3.94 avg rating — 431 ratings
48.
Beware of Pity
Beware of Pity 4.26 avg rating — 19,897 ratings
50.
The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1)
The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 84,461 ratings
51.
Groundwork
Groundwork 4.05 avg rating — 37 ratings
51.
The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution
The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution 4.13 avg rating — 1,381 ratings
53.
Finch (Ambergris, #3)
Finch (Ambergris, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 4,185 ratings
53.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,567 ratings
55.
The Stone Gods
The Stone Gods 3.68 avg rating — 6,457 ratings
55.
Signs of Life
Signs of Life 3.18 avg rating — 322 ratings
57.
Travels in the Scriptorium
Travels in the Scriptorium 3.26 avg rating — 11,125 ratings
58.
Grunts
Grunts 3.51 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
59.
Spook Country (Blue Ant, #2)
Spook Country (Blue Ant, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 21,116 ratings
60.
Subversia
Subversia 4.31 avg rating — 54 ratings
61.
Dr. Identity
Dr. Identity 3.72 avg rating — 191 ratings
62.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,838 ratings
63.
In Patagonia
In Patagonia 3.65 avg rating — 18,538 ratings