2012: The Over 35s favourite books of 2012

101.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,326 ratings
102.
Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir
Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir 4.25 avg rating — 18,485 ratings
103.
Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14)
Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14) 4.21 avg rating — 84,325 ratings
104.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,375 ratings
105.
Every Last One
Every Last One 3.89 avg rating — 39,444 ratings
106.
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 3.89 avg rating — 215,176 ratings
107.
Reaper Man (Discworld, #11)
Reaper Man (Discworld, #11) 4.28 avg rating — 110,074 ratings
108.
About a Boy
About a Boy 3.80 avg rating — 140,016 ratings
109.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,867 ratings
110.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,158 ratings
111.
Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,041,920 ratings
112.
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2) 4.38 avg rating — 172,968 ratings
113.
Forbidden
Forbidden 3.96 avg rating — 75,395 ratings
113.
These Things Hidden
These Things Hidden 3.88 avg rating — 40,454 ratings
113.
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son 4.07 avg rating — 102,949 ratings
116.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.03 avg rating — 126,443 ratings
116.
Come to the Edge
Come to the Edge 3.93 avg rating — 3,319 ratings
118.
The Potter's Field (Inspector Montalbano, #13)
The Potter's Field (Inspector Montalbano, #13) 4.10 avg rating — 5,504 ratings
119.
The Last Storyteller (A Novel of Ireland, #3)
The Last Storyteller (A Novel of Ireland, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 1,097 ratings
120.
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 704,058 ratings
120.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,001 ratings
122.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating — 58,368 ratings
122.
Jerusalem: The Biography
Jerusalem: The Biography 4.09 avg rating — 12,984 ratings
122.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating — 355,929 ratings
125.
Pink Smog (Weetzie Bat, #0)
Pink Smog (Weetzie Bat, #0) 3.75 avg rating — 1,394 ratings
125.
I, Iago
I, Iago 3.82 avg rating — 1,044 ratings
125.
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
by: Sam Kean
4.01 avg rating — 10,630 ratings
125.
Loving Frank
Loving Frank 3.77 avg rating — 100,841 ratings
125.
One Hundred Shades of White: A captivating historical literary fiction novel
One Hundred Shades of White: A captivating historical literary fiction novel 3.84 avg rating — 903 ratings
130.
The Monsters of Templeton
The Monsters of Templeton 3.63 avg rating — 21,919 ratings
130.
Something Red
Something Red 3.58 avg rating — 1,121 ratings
132.
Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1)
Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 41,169 ratings
133.
When God Was a Rabbit
When God Was a Rabbit 3.79 avg rating — 49,874 ratings
133.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain 4.23 avg rating — 545,658 ratings
135.
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating — 90,239 ratings
135.
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I 4.03 avg rating — 4,253 ratings
137.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog 3.80 avg rating — 195,786 ratings
137.
Soul Music (Discworld, #16)
Soul Music (Discworld, #16) 4.06 avg rating — 85,067 ratings
139.
One Day
One Day 3.87 avg rating — 399,209 ratings
139.
Matched (Matched, #1)
Matched (Matched, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 809,379 ratings
141.
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by: Pat Frank
4.09 avg rating — 47,857 ratings
141.
The Revisionists
The Revisionists 3.35 avg rating — 1,759 ratings
141.
Flow Down Like Silver
Flow Down Like Silver 4.01 avg rating — 4,508 ratings
144.
Midnight Riot (Rivers of London #1)
Midnight Riot (Rivers of London #1) 3.85 avg rating — 143,943 ratings
145.
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist 3.90 avg rating — 107,776 ratings
146.
The Waves
The Waves 4.14 avg rating — 51,031 ratings
146.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 4.07 avg rating — 370,568 ratings
148.
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth 4.11 avg rating — 12,163 ratings
149.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,015 ratings
149.
Searching for Lincoln's Ghost
Searching for Lincoln's Ghost 4.18 avg rating — 108 ratings
151.
Bundori (Sano Ichiro, #2)
Bundori (Sano Ichiro, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 2,305 ratings
151.
Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy Deluxe Boxed Set
Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy Deluxe Boxed Set 4.47 avg rating — 57,006 ratings
153.
Letters from a Lost Generation: First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends
Letters from a Lost Generation: First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends 4.41 avg rating — 463 ratings
154.
The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2)
The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 164,465 ratings
154.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 78,158 ratings
156.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles 4.13 avg rating — 376,273 ratings
157.
First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1)
First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 91,015 ratings
157.
Love the One You're With
Love the One You're With 3.76 avg rating — 189,105 ratings
159.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,132 ratings
160.
So Pretty it Hurts (Bailey Weggins Mystery #6)
So Pretty it Hurts (Bailey Weggins Mystery #6) 3.59 avg rating — 2,774 ratings
160.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey 4.20 avg rating — 15,861 ratings
160.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 190,386 ratings
163.
Daggerspell (Deverry, #1)
Daggerspell (Deverry, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 16,886 ratings
164.
The Woods
The Woods 4.06 avg rating — 108,713 ratings
165.
Echoes of Betrayal (Paladin's Legacy, #3)
Echoes of Betrayal (Paladin's Legacy, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 3,369 ratings
166.
The Postmistress
The Postmistress 3.36 avg rating — 45,251 ratings
167.
The Scorpio Races
The Scorpio Races 4.10 avg rating — 112,860 ratings
168.
The Water Room (Bryant & May #2)
The Water Room (Bryant & May #2) 3.92 avg rating — 5,133 ratings
168.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 158,962 ratings
170.
The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen 4.19 avg rating — 10,675 ratings
170.
The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1)
The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,265 ratings
170.
The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4)
The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4) 3.80 avg rating — 166,509 ratings
173.
The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)
The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 217,480 ratings
174.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? 3.86 avg rating — 509,668 ratings
174.
In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash
In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash 3.88 avg rating — 5,102 ratings
176.
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4)
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 10,575 ratings
176.
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (Hercule Poirot, #44)
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (Hercule Poirot, #44) 4.10 avg rating — 48,401 ratings
178.
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,212 ratings
179.
Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon (Lake Wobegon Novels)
Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon (Lake Wobegon Novels) 3.56 avg rating — 3,822 ratings
180.
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 106,100 ratings
180.
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) 3.94 avg rating — 67,368 ratings
180.
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 3.97 avg rating — 73,583 ratings
183.
The Patron Saint of Liars
The Patron Saint of Liars 3.90 avg rating — 65,262 ratings
183.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,608 ratings
185.
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie 3.74 avg rating — 141,047 ratings
186.
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,794 ratings
187.
No Second Chance
No Second Chance 4.10 avg rating — 44,016 ratings
188.
When She Woke
When She Woke 3.68 avg rating — 29,818 ratings
189.
Eragon (Inheritance, #1)
Eragon (Inheritance, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,484 ratings
190.
The Coffin Dancer (Lincoln Rhyme, #2)
The Coffin Dancer (Lincoln Rhyme, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 54,481 ratings
191.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,866 ratings
191.
Legend (Legend, #1)
Legend (Legend, #1)
by: Marie Lu
4.15 avg rating — 556,108 ratings
193.
The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61,019 ratings
194.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,319 ratings
195.
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 273,724 ratings
196.
A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell, #1)
A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell, #1)
by: Alex Kava
4.03 avg rating — 20,001 ratings
196.
Snowdrops
Snowdrops 3.29 avg rating — 9,978 ratings
198.
Caleb's Crossing
Caleb's Crossing 3.86 avg rating — 70,915 ratings
199.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,704 ratings
200.
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1)
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 82,312 ratings
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