Books I read in 2021: Ranked

1.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,987 ratings
2.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,194 ratings
3.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,211 ratings
4.
Othello
Othello 3.89 avg rating — 428,010 ratings
5.
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime 4.13 avg rating — 22,713 ratings
6.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone 3.97 avg rating — 239,709 ratings
7.
Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation
Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation 4.20 avg rating — 3,049 ratings
8.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,101 ratings
9.
The Last of the President's Men
The Last of the President's Men 3.90 avg rating — 2,974 ratings
10.
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 — 257,758 ratings
11.
Surviving Autocracy
Surviving Autocracy 4.15 avg rating — 4,292 ratings
12.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,046 ratings
13.
Columbine
Columbine 4.29 avg rating — 99,719 ratings
14.
Rage
Rage 4.17 avg rating — 25,715 ratings
15.
Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America 4.42 avg rating — 8,135 ratings
16.
A Promised Land
A Promised Land 4.32 avg rating — 263,404 ratings
17.
Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates
Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates 3.39 avg rating — 533 ratings
18.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century 4.27 avg rating — 89,862 ratings
19.
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin 3.82 avg rating — 11,841 ratings
20.
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men 4.07 avg rating — 36,157 ratings
21.
The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything
The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything 3.83 avg rating — 3,149 ratings
22.
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
by: Ira Levin
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,918 ratings
23.
Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey
Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey 4.35 avg rating — 2,254 ratings
24.
The Outsider
The Outsider 4.01 avg rating — 360,368 ratings
25.
Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations
Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations 4.50 avg rating — 3,867 ratings
26.
Why We're Polarized
Why We're Polarized 4.22 avg rating — 18,510 ratings
27.
Permanent Record
Permanent Record 4.30 avg rating — 56,514 ratings
28.
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 335,048 ratings
29.
One Game at a Time: My Journey from Small-Town Alberta to Hockey's Biggest Stage
One Game at a Time: My Journey from Small-Town Alberta to Hockey's Biggest Stage 4.23 avg rating — 231 ratings
30.
Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5)
Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 145,046 ratings
31.
Maus I: Un Survivant Raconte: Mon Père Saigne L'histoire
Maus I: Un Survivant Raconte: Mon Père Saigne L'histoire 4.39 avg rating — 365,554 ratings
32.
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel 3.92 avg rating — 11,016 ratings
33.
Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation
Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation 4.38 avg rating — 1,182 ratings
34.
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter 4.15 avg rating — 22,680 ratings
35.
The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League
The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League 4.31 avg rating — 1,355 ratings
36.
Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right
Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right 3.80 avg rating — 1,962 ratings
37.
Against the Web
Against the Web 4.09 avg rating — 1,866 ratings
38.
The Monster of Florence
The Monster of Florence 3.76 avg rating — 36,066 ratings
39.
Teaching: It's Harder Than It Looks
Teaching: It's Harder Than It Looks
by: Gerry Dee
3.74 avg rating — 622 ratings
40.
Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump 4.20 avg rating — 6,660 ratings
41.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference 4.01 avg rating — 844,195 ratings
42.
Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House 3.87 avg rating — 64,796 ratings
43.
Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)
Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 174,981 ratings
44.
Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected
Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected 4.30 avg rating — 1,312 ratings
45.
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 193,407 ratings
46.
The Lightning Tree
The Lightning Tree 3.95 avg rating — 4,957 ratings
47.
Stupid White Men
Stupid White Men 3.33 avg rating — 16,694 ratings
48.
Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win Damn Near Anywhere
Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win Damn Near Anywhere 4.16 avg rating — 968 ratings
49.
Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything 3.72 avg rating — 9,686 ratings
50.
Rick Mercer Final Report
Rick Mercer Final Report 4.08 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
51.
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters 4.25 avg rating — 7,484 ratings
52.
Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now
Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now 3.70 avg rating — 3,372 ratings
53.
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference 3.85 avg rating — 27,354 ratings
54.
Theories of Relativity
Theories of Relativity 3.86 avg rating — 1,066 ratings
55.
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by: Nic Stone
4.33 avg rating — 84,058 ratings
56.
Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit 4.09 avg rating — 78,644 ratings
57.
The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer
The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer 3.78 avg rating — 3,825 ratings
58.
Trust: America's Best Chance
Trust: America's Best Chance 4.14 avg rating — 5,274 ratings
59.
Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4)
Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 158,673 ratings
60.
Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings
61.
Diary of an Oxygen Thief
Diary of an Oxygen Thief
by: Anonymous
2.72 avg rating — 70,654 ratings
62.
Freud: A Very Short Introduction
Freud: A Very Short Introduction 3.69 avg rating — 1,488 ratings
63.
The Spiral Notebook: The Aurora Theater Shooter and the Epidemic of Mass Violence Committed by American Youth
The Spiral Notebook: The Aurora Theater Shooter and the Epidemic of Mass Violence Committed by American Youth 3.36 avg rating — 359 ratings
64.
Ford AbomiNation
Ford AbomiNation 3.67 avg rating — 116 ratings
65.
Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness
Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness 3.76 avg rating — 972 ratings
66.
Building Bridges Stephen King Live at the National Book Award
Building Bridges Stephen King Live at the National Book Award 4.29 avg rating — 227 ratings
67.
Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions
Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions 3.54 avg rating — 2,446 ratings
68.
Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection
Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection 3.69 avg rating — 621 ratings