Best Books of 2006

1.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,758 ratings
2.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 2,077,930 ratings
3.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,580 ratings
4.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,858 ratings
5.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,716 ratings
6.
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 1,318,240 ratings
7.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,005 ratings
8.
An Abundance of Katherines
An Abundance of Katherines 3.51 avg rating — 545,275 ratings
9.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time 3.66 avg rating — 358,686 ratings
10.
Specials (Uglies, #3)
Specials (Uglies, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 201,864 ratings
11.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,707 ratings
12.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,591 ratings
13.
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,169 ratings
14.
Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects 4.01 avg rating — 1,179,161 ratings
15.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 4.19 avg rating — 208,893 ratings
16.
Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6)
Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 209,895 ratings
17.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,068 ratings
18.
Just Listen
Just Listen 4.05 avg rating — 249,759 ratings
19.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,127 ratings
20.
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 192,528 ratings
21.
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 122,553 ratings
22.
The God Delusion
The God Delusion 3.90 avg rating — 279,312 ratings
23.
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,354 ratings
24.
Dear John
Dear John 4.04 avg rating — 614,043 ratings
25.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,382 ratings
26.
Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1)
Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 143,513 ratings
27.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,441 ratings
28.
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) 4.04 avg rating — 114,500 ratings
29.
The Blind Side
The Blind Side 4.17 avg rating — 99,768 ratings
30.
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,386 ratings
31.
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1)
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 69,770 ratings
32.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,760 ratings
33.
Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1)
Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 103,018 ratings
34.
Darkfever (Fever, #1)
Darkfever (Fever, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 188,247 ratings
35.
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1)
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 9,242 ratings
36.
On the Jellicoe Road
On the Jellicoe Road 4.12 avg rating — 51,495 ratings
37.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating — 45,335 ratings
38.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog 3.80 avg rating — 195,784 ratings
39.
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 174,958 ratings
40.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 4.39 avg rating — 118,740 ratings
41.
Walden
Walden 3.42 avg rating — 392 ratings
42.
The Stolen Child
The Stolen Child 3.73 avg rating — 11,627 ratings
43.
My Life in France
My Life in France 4.16 avg rating — 92,228 ratings
44.
Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, #1)
Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 13,335 ratings
45.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story 4.07 avg rating — 260,069 ratings
46.
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 293,089 ratings
47.
Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating — 43,417 ratings
48.
For One More Day
For One More Day 4.13 avg rating — 157,471 ratings
49.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid 3.94 avg rating — 67,457 ratings
50.
Angels Fall
Angels Fall 4.05 avg rating — 51,924 ratings
51.
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 3.83 avg rating — 168,475 ratings
52.
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World 3.89 avg rating — 55,256 ratings
53.
The Absolute Sandman, Volume 1
The Absolute Sandman, Volume 1 4.64 avg rating — 22,524 ratings
53.
The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #3)
The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 42,665 ratings
55.
The Tenth Circle
The Tenth Circle 3.54 avg rating — 135,445 ratings
56.
A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows, #4)
A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 58,924 ratings
57.
The Night Watch
The Night Watch 3.71 avg rating — 32,755 ratings
58.
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 54,311 ratings
59.
The House at Riverton
The House at Riverton 3.95 avg rating — 123,464 ratings
60.
Dairy Queen (Dairy Queen, #1)
Dairy Queen (Dairy Queen, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 28,312 ratings
61.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 32,090 ratings
62.
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
63.
Cell
Cell 3.66 avg rating — 233,448 ratings
64.
What Is the What
What Is the What 4.15 avg rating — 86,449 ratings
65.
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox 3.94 avg rating — 50,743 ratings
66.
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan 3.79 avg rating — 25,809 ratings
67.
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,385 ratings
68.
Sold
Sold 4.23 avg rating — 63,068 ratings
69.
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 4.36 avg rating — 36,104 ratings
69.
The Ruins
The Ruins 3.69 avg rating — 63,246 ratings
71.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 3.95 avg rating — 71,645 ratings
72.
The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, #6)
The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 9,374 ratings
73.
The Emperor's Children
The Emperor's Children 2.98 avg rating — 21,373 ratings
74.
Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8)
Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8) 4.39 avg rating — 126,998 ratings
74.
School's Out—Forever (Maximum Ride, #2)
School's Out—Forever (Maximum Ride, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 124,067 ratings
76.
The Secret (The Secret, #1)
The Secret (The Secret, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 519,868 ratings
77.
Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2)
Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2)
by: J.R. Ward
4.32 avg rating — 200,203 ratings
78.
Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9)
Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9) 3.98 avg rating — 31,774 ratings
79.
The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5)
The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 159,213 ratings
80.
Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17)
Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17) 4.18 avg rating — 66,396 ratings
81.
Kushiel's Scion (Imriel's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Scion (Imriel's Trilogy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 22,649 ratings
82.
The Collectors (The Camel Club, #2)
The Collectors (The Camel Club, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 51,342 ratings
83.
Farthing (Small Change, #1)
Farthing (Small Change, #1)
by: Jo Walton
3.81 avg rating — 5,594 ratings
84.
Magic Study (Study, #2)
Magic Study (Study, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 83,241 ratings
85.
Size 14 Is Not Fat Either (Heather Wells, #2)
Size 14 Is Not Fat Either (Heather Wells, #2)
by: Meg Cabot
3.84 avg rating — 31,797 ratings
86.
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl―A National Book Award Winner
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl―A National Book Award Winner 4.06 avg rating — 60,117 ratings
87.
The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crime, #2)
The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crime, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 23,795 ratings
88.
Wild Fire (John Corey, #4)
Wild Fire (John Corey, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 30,415 ratings
88.
Memory in Death (In Death, #22)
Memory in Death (In Death, #22)
by: J.D. Robb
4.34 avg rating — 32,976 ratings
90.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Special Topics in Calamity Physics 3.70 avg rating — 48,385 ratings
91.
Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3)
Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3)
by: J.R. Ward
4.43 avg rating — 187,154 ratings
92.
5th Horseman (Women's Murder Club, #5)
5th Horseman (Women's Murder Club, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 81,600 ratings
93.
The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3)
The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 39,109 ratings
94.
The Brief History of the Dead
The Brief History of the Dead 3.67 avg rating — 12,560 ratings
95.
Winter in Madrid
Winter in Madrid 3.87 avg rating — 18,763 ratings
96.
Born in Death (In Death, #23)
Born in Death (In Death, #23)
by: J.D. Robb
4.38 avg rating — 31,327 ratings
96.
Moral Disorder and Other Stories
Moral Disorder and Other Stories 3.64 avg rating — 12,521 ratings
98.
The Cold Moon (Lincoln Rhyme, #7)
The Cold Moon (Lincoln Rhyme, #7) 4.08 avg rating — 21,470 ratings
99.
Greywalker (Greywalker, #1)
Greywalker (Greywalker, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 14,083 ratings
100.
Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
Blindsight (Firefall, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 50,876 ratings
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