52 Book Club 2025: #10 - Author's Last Name Is Also A First Name

1.
The Great Alone
The Great Alone 4.45 avg rating — 1,075,249 ratings
2.
James
James 4.47 avg rating — 372,308 ratings
3.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,703 ratings
4.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 592,920 ratings
5.
The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half 4.13 avg rating — 831,707 ratings
6.
The Ministry of Time
The Ministry of Time 3.59 avg rating — 170,166 ratings
7.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,246 ratings
8.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,621 ratings
9.
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 261,967 ratings
10.
The Rose Code
The Rose Code 4.45 avg rating — 340,441 ratings
11.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 949,993 ratings
12.
Beach Read
Beach Read 3.98 avg rating — 1,518,133 ratings
13.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,277 ratings
14.
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me 3.83 avg rating — 1,100,308 ratings
15.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,893,817 ratings
16.
The Women
The Women 4.60 avg rating — 1,327,660 ratings
17.
Piranesi
Piranesi 4.22 avg rating — 406,309 ratings
18.
Home Is Where the Bodies Are
Home Is Where the Bodies Are 3.81 avg rating — 243,374 ratings
19.
Orbital
Orbital 3.55 avg rating — 104,753 ratings
20.
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) 4.34 avg rating — 725,276 ratings
21.
The Last Bookshop in London
The Last Bookshop in London 4.14 avg rating — 92,518 ratings
22.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,478 ratings
23.
None of This Is True
None of This Is True 4.09 avg rating — 978,536 ratings
24.
The Diamond Eye
The Diamond Eye 4.29 avg rating — 184,728 ratings
25.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,543,948 ratings
26.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,380 ratings
27.
Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 104,797 ratings
28.
The Book Eaters
The Book Eaters 3.61 avg rating — 52,953 ratings
29.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,058,786 ratings
30.
The Perfect Marriage (Perfect, #1)
The Perfect Marriage (Perfect, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 1,033,727 ratings
31.
Book Lovers
Book Lovers 4.11 avg rating — 1,448,383 ratings
32.
Ring Shout
Ring Shout 3.97 avg rating — 46,510 ratings
33.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,759 ratings
34.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,055 ratings
35.
Funny Story
Funny Story 4.20 avg rating — 1,118,554 ratings
36.
A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 33,515 ratings
36.
The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 262,115 ratings
38.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,486 ratings
39.
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1)
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 82,311 ratings
40.
First: Sandra Day O'Connor
First: Sandra Day O'Connor 4.24 avg rating — 4,578 ratings
41.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 120,993 ratings
42.
I Hope This Finds You Well
I Hope This Finds You Well 3.75 avg rating — 97,516 ratings
43.
Great Big Beautiful Life
Great Big Beautiful Life 4.01 avg rating — 394,071 ratings
43.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,760 ratings
45.
Nothing to See Here
Nothing to See Here 3.96 avg rating — 213,754 ratings
46.
Sandwich
Sandwich 3.58 avg rating — 144,769 ratings
47.
The Girl in His Shadow (Nora Beady, #1)
The Girl in His Shadow (Nora Beady, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 51,568 ratings
47.
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) 4.12 avg rating — 294,031 ratings
49.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,201 ratings
50.
Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain 4.30 avg rating — 180,942 ratings
51.
So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)
So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 6,768 ratings
51.
Three Days in June
Three Days in June 3.67 avg rating — 63,351 ratings
53.
The Briar Club
The Briar Club 4.29 avg rating — 183,810 ratings
54.
If Something Happens to Me
If Something Happens to Me 3.75 avg rating — 41,812 ratings
55.
The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #19)
The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #19) 4.14 avg rating — 53,891 ratings
56.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,593 ratings
57.
The Immortalists
The Immortalists 3.71 avg rating — 216,736 ratings
58.
Death Comes to Pemberley
Death Comes to Pemberley 3.30 avg rating — 103,139 ratings
59.
Greta & Valdin
Greta & Valdin 3.92 avg rating — 25,816 ratings
60.
The Kitchen Front
The Kitchen Front 3.98 avg rating — 33,325 ratings
61.
You Let Me In
You Let Me In 3.64 avg rating — 6,349 ratings
62.
Daisy Jones & the Six
Daisy Jones & the Six 4.20 avg rating — 1,771,683 ratings
63.
Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)
Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 50,757 ratings
64.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,724 ratings
64.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,447 ratings
64.
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (Kitty Collins, #1)
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (Kitty Collins, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 40,479 ratings
67.
The Phoenix Crown
The Phoenix Crown 3.85 avg rating — 40,495 ratings
68.
The Bullet Swallower
The Bullet Swallower 3.78 avg rating — 12,021 ratings
69.
On Earth as It Is on Television
On Earth as It Is on Television 3.64 avg rating — 4,755 ratings
70.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,259 ratings
71.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 1,630,540 ratings
72.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,709 ratings
73.
Catherine House
Catherine House 3.12 avg rating — 28,033 ratings
74.
The Night We Lost Him
The Night We Lost Him 3.60 avg rating — 89,029 ratings
75.
Here Beside the Rising Tide
Here Beside the Rising Tide 3.51 avg rating — 655 ratings
75.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 30,278 ratings
77.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,345 ratings
78.
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 78,262 ratings
78.
The Wildest Things
The Wildest Things 3.32 avg rating — 218 ratings
78.
Love Immortal
Love Immortal 3.94 avg rating — 866 ratings
81.
The Queens of Crime
The Queens of Crime 3.83 avg rating — 14,925 ratings
82.
The Surgeon's Daughter (Nora Beady, #2)
The Surgeon's Daughter (Nora Beady, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 27,076 ratings
83.
Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)
Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 46,660 ratings
83.
The Second Mrs. Astor
The Second Mrs. Astor
by: Shana Abe
3.97 avg rating — 69,228 ratings
85.
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
86.
I Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin (Kitty Collins, #2)
I Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin (Kitty Collins, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 6,344 ratings
86.
The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3)
The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 113,762 ratings
88.
When She Woke
When She Woke 3.68 avg rating — 29,818 ratings
88.
The First Ladies
The First Ladies 4.04 avg rating — 49,167 ratings
90.
The Black God's Drums
The Black God's Drums really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,308 ratings
91.
Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) 4.38 avg rating — 65,338 ratings
92.
Through the Woods
Through the Woods 3.94 avg rating — 86,284 ratings
93.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,214 ratings
94.
The Last Garden in England
The Last Garden in England 3.98 avg rating — 22,165 ratings
94.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating — 97,929 ratings
94.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,217 ratings
97.
The Christmas Countdown
The Christmas Countdown 3.66 avg rating — 4,869 ratings
97.
The Story of Beautiful Girl
The Story of Beautiful Girl 3.94 avg rating — 27,238 ratings
97.
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know 4.13 avg rating — 135,976 ratings
100.
My Dark Vanessa
My Dark Vanessa 4.10 avg rating — 398,656 ratings
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