Books I Must Read Before 2013

1.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,921 ratings
2.
Ten
Ten 3.67 avg rating — 19,099 ratings
3.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,198 ratings
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Legend (Legend, #1)
Legend (Legend, #1)
by: Marie Lu
4.15 avg rating — 556,124 ratings
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Very Nice Ways to Say Very Bad Things: The Unusual Book of Euphemisms
Very Nice Ways to Say Very Bad Things: The Unusual Book of Euphemisms 3.39 avg rating — 198 ratings
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Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 735,766 ratings
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The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing 3.49 avg rating — 32,416 ratings
8.
Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1)
Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 62,142 ratings
9.
Where We Belong
Where We Belong 3.90 avg rating — 100,784 ratings
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East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,187 ratings
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The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4; Cousins War, #4)
The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4; Cousins War, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49,502 ratings
12.
Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found
Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found 3.47 avg rating — 1,169 ratings
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Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush: The Graphic Novel, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush: The Graphic Novel, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 8,368 ratings
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The Mammoth Book of Cover-Ups: The 100 Most Terrifying Conspiracies of All Time
The Mammoth Book of Cover-Ups: The 100 Most Terrifying Conspiracies of All Time 3.50 avg rating — 526 ratings
15.
The Pop-Up Book of Phobias
The Pop-Up Book of Phobias 4.28 avg rating — 611 ratings
16.
The F-Word
The F-Word 3.68 avg rating — 389 ratings
16.
All My Friends Are Still Dead
All My Friends Are Still Dead 3.93 avg rating — 7,318 ratings
18.
After Man: A Zoology of the Future
After Man: A Zoology of the Future 4.29 avg rating — 1,340 ratings
19.
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,193 ratings
19.
Breathe (Breathe, #1)
Breathe (Breathe, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 18,035 ratings
21.
First World Problems: 101 Reasons Why The Terrorists Hate Us
First World Problems: 101 Reasons Why The Terrorists Hate Us 3.33 avg rating — 535 ratings
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Amber House (Amber House, #1)
Amber House (Amber House, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 3,964 ratings
22.
Dying in Indian Country: A Family Journey from Self-destruction to Opposing Tribal Sovereignty
Dying in Indian Country: A Family Journey from Self-destruction to Opposing Tribal Sovereignty
by: Beth Ward
3.79 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Tempted (Conquered Trilogy, #1)
Tempted (Conquered Trilogy, #1)
by: C.J. Paul
3.84 avg rating — 50 ratings
22.
None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture
None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture 4.12 avg rating — 540 ratings
22.
Control Switch On: A True Story—The Untold Story of the Most Powerful Man in the World—Ryan Moran—Who Shaped the Planet for Peace
Control Switch On: A True Story—The Untold Story of the Most Powerful Man in the World—Ryan Moran—Who Shaped the Planet for Peace 4.26 avg rating — 117 ratings
22.
Brain Matters in Business
Brain Matters in Business 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings
28.
5 People Who Died During Sex: and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists
5 People Who Died During Sex: and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists
by: Karl Shaw
3.77 avg rating — 755 ratings
29.
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,638,004 ratings
30.
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number 3.94 avg rating — 236,880 ratings
31.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,601 ratings
32.
Third Girl (Hercule Poirot, #40)
Third Girl (Hercule Poirot, #40) 3.69 avg rating — 36,267 ratings
33.
Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters, #1)
Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 15,422 ratings
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,336,828 ratings
35.
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 83,106 ratings
36.
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,791 ratings
37.
Uglies: Shay's Story (Uglies: Graphic Novel, #1)
Uglies: Shay's Story (Uglies: Graphic Novel, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 4,212 ratings
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A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors
A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors 3.83 avg rating — 4,547 ratings
39.
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution 4.17 avg rating — 3,562 ratings
40.
Dial M for Merde
Dial M for Merde 3.54 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
41.
Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries
Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries 4.36 avg rating — 741 ratings
42.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating — 38,266 ratings
43.
We Were the Mulvaneys
We Were the Mulvaneys 3.75 avg rating — 104,198 ratings
44.
Beastly (Beastly, #1)
Beastly (Beastly, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 178,200 ratings
45.
Yesterday (Yesterday, #1)
Yesterday (Yesterday, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 867 ratings
46.
The Worst Jobs in History
The Worst Jobs in History 3.81 avg rating — 254 ratings
47.
Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies?: ... and Other Naughty Questions You Always Wanted Answered
Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies?: ... and Other Naughty Questions You Always Wanted Answered 3.20 avg rating — 144 ratings
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Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It
Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It 3.72 avg rating — 758 ratings
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1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader
1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader 3.53 avg rating — 1,695 ratings
50.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,490 ratings
51.
Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History
Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History 3.73 avg rating — 786 ratings
52.
Penelope
Penelope 2.68 avg rating — 2,947 ratings
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Extras (Uglies, #4)
Extras (Uglies, #4) 3.59 avg rating — 126,120 ratings
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Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways
Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways 3.96 avg rating — 890 ratings
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One World, One Day
One World, One Day 4.19 avg rating — 516 ratings
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Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects 3.76 avg rating — 5,184 ratings
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The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonanza of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos
The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonanza of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos 4.15 avg rating — 212 ratings
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State by State with the State: An Uninformed, Poorly Researched Guide to the US
State by State with the State: An Uninformed, Poorly Researched Guide to the US
by: The State
4.25 avg rating — 239 ratings
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The World's Most Dangerous Places
The World's Most Dangerous Places 4.23 avg rating — 776 ratings
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Katniss the Cattail: An Unauthorized Guide to Names and Symbols in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games
Katniss the Cattail: An Unauthorized Guide to Names and Symbols in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games 3.58 avg rating — 469 ratings