2012: The Over 35s favourite books of 2012

1.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,801 ratings
2.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,077 ratings
3.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,292 ratings
4.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 613,972 ratings
5.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,151 ratings
6.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,118 ratings
7.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,837 ratings
8.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,301 ratings
9.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,010,944 ratings
10.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,579,917 ratings
11.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,286,461 ratings
12.
Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility 4.09 avg rating — 262,546 ratings
13.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,822 ratings
14.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 786,967 ratings
15.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,345 ratings
16.
The Paris Wife
The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating — 302,763 ratings
17.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,366 ratings
18.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 991,902 ratings
19.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,568 ratings
20.
The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden 4.15 avg rating — 234,146 ratings
21.
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 1,596,011 ratings
22.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,592,896 ratings
23.
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes 4.13 avg rating — 57,153 ratings
24.
The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending 3.74 avg rating — 188,356 ratings
25.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,716 ratings
26.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,398 ratings
27.
The Valley of Unknowing
The Valley of Unknowing 3.85 avg rating — 370 ratings
28.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,476 ratings
29.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,281 ratings
30.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,657 ratings
31.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,112 ratings
32.
State of Wonder
State of Wonder 3.90 avg rating — 197,540 ratings
33.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore 4.46 avg rating — 13,988 ratings
34.
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 202,134 ratings
34.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,716 ratings
36.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,593 ratings
37.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,747 ratings
38.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,410 ratings
39.
Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf 3.73 avg rating — 85,764 ratings
40.
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number 3.94 avg rating — 236,866 ratings
41.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,653 ratings
42.
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating — 171,020 ratings
43.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,842,961 ratings
44.
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend 4.09 avg rating — 30,886 ratings
44.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,015 ratings
46.
Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 308,586 ratings
47.
Shadow of Night (All Souls, #2)
Shadow of Night (All Souls, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 265,194 ratings
48.
The Tiger's Wife
The Tiger's Wife 3.42 avg rating — 101,749 ratings
49.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating — 360,163 ratings
50.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,144 ratings
51.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,012 ratings
52.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,427 ratings
53.
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 542,015 ratings
54.
The Midwife's Confession
The Midwife's Confession 4.09 avg rating — 44,600 ratings
55.
The Dovekeepers
The Dovekeepers 4.07 avg rating — 79,265 ratings
56.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,468 ratings
57.
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers 3.85 avg rating — 101,538 ratings
58.
To Say Nothing of the Dog: Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog: Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,396 ratings
59.
Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2)
Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 54,083 ratings
59.
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth 4.20 avg rating — 301,773 ratings
61.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,383 ratings
62.
The Gargoyle
The Gargoyle 3.97 avg rating — 50,382 ratings
63.
I Am Forbidden
I Am Forbidden 3.69 avg rating — 5,787 ratings
64.
The Birth House
The Birth House
by: Ami McKay
4.04 avg rating — 45,658 ratings
64.
People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo - and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up
People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo - and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up 3.79 avg rating — 22,902 ratings
66.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,695 ratings
67.
The Beginner's Goodbye
The Beginner's Goodbye 3.63 avg rating — 20,424 ratings
67.
Hell's Corner (The Camel Club, #5)
Hell's Corner (The Camel Club, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 43,509 ratings
69.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,089 ratings
70.
The Sandcastle Girls
The Sandcastle Girls 3.89 avg rating — 42,270 ratings
71.
Unwind (Unwind, #1)
Unwind (Unwind, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 244,608 ratings
72.
Sister
Sister 3.77 avg rating — 55,031 ratings
73.
Ape House
Ape House 3.51 avg rating — 30,229 ratings
74.
Before I Fall
Before I Fall 3.88 avg rating — 344,259 ratings
75.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,586 ratings
76.
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 — 696,607 ratings
77.
The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)
The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 75,067 ratings
78.
Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3)
Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 47,012 ratings
79.
The Man in the Picture
The Man in the Picture 3.64 avg rating — 6,056 ratings
79.
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
At Home: A Short History of Private Life 3.99 avg rating — 97,411 ratings
81.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,979 ratings
82.
The Cat's Table
The Cat's Table 3.62 avg rating — 27,170 ratings
82.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,830 ratings
84.
Sunset Song (A Scots Quair, #1)
Sunset Song (A Scots Quair, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,405 ratings
84.
Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs, #9)
Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs, #9) 4.04 avg rating — 24,709 ratings
84.
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat 3.83 avg rating — 78,259 ratings
87.
The Shoemaker's Wife
The Shoemaker's Wife 4.02 avg rating — 87,156 ratings
88.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,963 ratings
89.
Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, #3)
Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 56,759 ratings
90.
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,569,978 ratings
90.
Pigeon English
Pigeon English 3.52 avg rating — 12,187 ratings
90.
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 63,486 ratings
93.
The Hundred Secret Senses
The Hundred Secret Senses
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46,172 ratings
93.
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1)
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,055 ratings
95.
Columbine
Columbine 4.29 avg rating — 99,717 ratings
96.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 381,919 ratings
96.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating — 387,432 ratings
98.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating — 118,284 ratings
99.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,215 ratings
100.
The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)
The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4) 4.20 avg rating — 269,757 ratings
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