Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,356 ratings
2.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,063,219 ratings
3.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,671 ratings
4.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,688 ratings
5.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,971 ratings
6.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,898 ratings
7.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,599 ratings
8.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,127 ratings
9.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,978 ratings
10.
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 — 2,673,784 ratings
11.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,470 ratings
12.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,551 ratings
13.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,861 ratings
14.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,510 ratings
15.
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 830,099 ratings
16.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,658 ratings
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Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,652 ratings
18.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,764 ratings
19.
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are 4.25 avg rating — 1,042,959 ratings
20.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,259 ratings
21.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,779 ratings
22.
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 389,822 ratings
23.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,596 ratings
24.
The Raven
The Raven 4.29 avg rating — 163,382 ratings
25.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,031 ratings
26.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,402 ratings
27.
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon 4.32 avg rating — 389,618 ratings
28.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,765 ratings
29.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.38 avg rating — 439,081 ratings
29.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 4.34 avg rating — 538,142 ratings
31.
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 — 696,646 ratings
32.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.26 avg rating — 320,829 ratings
33.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,097 ratings
34.
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit 4.31 avg rating — 269,099 ratings
35.
The Man Without Qualities
The Man Without Qualities 4.19 avg rating — 7,190 ratings
36.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree 4.38 avg rating — 1,209,683 ratings
37.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,134 ratings
38.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,655 ratings
39.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,843 ratings
40.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,288 ratings
41.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,129 ratings
42.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,095 ratings
43.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching
by: Lao Tzu
4.29 avg rating — 176,902 ratings
44.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,551 ratings
45.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,697 ratings
46.
Madeline
Madeline 4.26 avg rating — 217,177 ratings
47.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,746 ratings
48.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,285 ratings
49.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,347 ratings
50.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,299 ratings
51.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,318 ratings
52.
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 — 989,136 ratings
53.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,543,959 ratings
54.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,155 ratings
55.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 365,554 ratings
56.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 48,596 ratings
57.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 4.24 avg rating — 186,985 ratings
58.
Duino Elegies
Duino Elegies 4.39 avg rating — 9,805 ratings
59.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,839 ratings
60.
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke 4.36 avg rating — 16,994 ratings
61.
Cosmos
Cosmos 4.40 avg rating — 155,617 ratings
62.
The Shawshank Redemption: Different Seasons
The Shawshank Redemption: Different Seasons 4.48 avg rating — 5,404 ratings
63.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating — 1,482,931 ratings
64.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,748 ratings
65.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,172 ratings
66.
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets 4.25 avg rating — 110,508 ratings
67.
Short Stories
Short Stories 4.36 avg rating — 2,866 ratings
68.
The Book of Disquiet
The Book of Disquiet 4.40 avg rating — 35,763 ratings
69.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,929 ratings
70.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,543 ratings
71.
Someone Knows My Name
Someone Knows My Name 4.47 avg rating — 90,239 ratings
71.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,625 ratings
73.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,371 ratings
74.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.29 avg rating — 108,180 ratings
75.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,922 ratings
76.
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays 4.23 avg rating — 51,611 ratings
77.
Les Fleurs du Mal
Les Fleurs du Mal 4.20 avg rating — 77,697 ratings
78.
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
79.
The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture 4.26 avg rating — 359,302 ratings
80.
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses 4.27 avg rating — 26,590 ratings
81.
In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time 4.34 avg rating — 13,695 ratings
82.
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating — 34,175 ratings
83.
Corduroy
Corduroy 4.33 avg rating — 227,366 ratings
84.
The Brothers K
The Brothers K 4.39 avg rating — 16,666 ratings
85.
Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night 4.19 avg rating — 46,245 ratings
86.
Schindler's Ark
Schindler's Ark 4.34 avg rating — 164,324 ratings
87.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,304 ratings
88.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,373 ratings
89.
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury 4.70 avg rating — 23,897 ratings
90.
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems 4.32 avg rating — 22,468 ratings
91.
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings 4.44 avg rating — 33,249 ratings
92.
Love You Forever
Love You Forever 4.38 avg rating — 245,130 ratings
93.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character 4.27 avg rating — 213,196 ratings
94.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,710 ratings
95.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,893,855 ratings
96.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,068 ratings
97.
A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove 4.38 avg rating — 1,164,657 ratings
98.
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1)
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 146,258 ratings
99.
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 367,298 ratings
100.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,382 ratings
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