Best Books of 2012 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy and Paranormal Romance)

1.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,298 ratings
2.
The Dog Stars
The Dog Stars 3.95 avg rating — 69,776 ratings
3.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,304 ratings
4.
October Snow
October Snow 3.90 avg rating — 412 ratings
5.
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 1,596,092 ratings
6.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 190,389 ratings
7.
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir 3.90 avg rating — 198,656 ratings
8.
Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 308,588 ratings
9.
The Chaperone
The Chaperone 3.88 avg rating — 63,776 ratings
10.
Beautiful Ruins
Beautiful Ruins 3.68 avg rating — 182,953 ratings
11.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,169 ratings
12.
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Wonder (Wonder, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,169,832 ratings
13.
The Age of Miracles
The Age of Miracles 3.66 avg rating — 94,138 ratings
14.
The Round House
The Round House 3.98 avg rating — 122,352 ratings
15.
The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy 3.31 avg rating — 335,330 ratings
16.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,429 ratings
17.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 3.79 avg rating — 30,887 ratings
18.
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend 4.14 avg rating — 35,479 ratings
19.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 214,016 ratings
20.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,597 ratings
21.
Home Front
Home Front 4.26 avg rating — 203,965 ratings
22.
January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her
January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her 3.90 avg rating — 8,837 ratings
23.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette 3.87 avg rating — 592,703 ratings
24.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Tell the Wolves I'm Home 4.03 avg rating — 147,988 ratings
25.
Flight Behavior
Flight Behavior 3.82 avg rating — 100,158 ratings
26.
Carry the One
Carry the One 3.12 avg rating — 10,098 ratings
27.
Bye Baby Bunting
Bye Baby Bunting 4.17 avg rating — 117 ratings
28.
This Is How You Lose Her
This Is How You Lose Her 3.74 avg rating — 99,562 ratings
29.
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son 4.07 avg rating — 102,949 ratings
30.
Hardship & Devotion: ... Against All Odds, Can True Love Prevail?
Hardship & Devotion: ... Against All Odds, Can True Love Prevail? 4.02 avg rating — 43 ratings
31.
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating — 171,028 ratings
32.
Fear (Gone, #5)
Fear (Gone, #5) 4.22 avg rating — 53,495 ratings
33.
The Cobb Legacy
The Cobb Legacy 4.78 avg rating — 64 ratings
34.
Redshirts
Redshirts 3.87 avg rating — 114,925 ratings
35.
Arcadia
Arcadia 3.73 avg rating — 25,921 ratings
36.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,396 ratings
37.
Does This Church Make Me Look Fat?: A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right, and Solves Her Lady Problems
Does This Church Make Me Look Fat?: A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right, and Solves Her Lady Problems 3.37 avg rating — 2,098 ratings
38.
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 88,787 ratings
39.
The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1)
The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 61,541 ratings
39.
Atlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the Atlantic
Atlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the Atlantic 4.16 avg rating — 113 ratings
39.
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic 4.42 avg rating — 20,023 ratings
42.
Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us
Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us 3.71 avg rating — 2,592 ratings
43.
The Newlyweds
The Newlyweds 3.42 avg rating — 9,438 ratings
44.
Heft
Heft
by: Liz Moore
4.02 avg rating — 22,814 ratings
45.
The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25)
The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25) 4.16 avg rating — 66,074 ratings
46.
In the Shadow of the Banyan
In the Shadow of the Banyan 4.07 avg rating — 21,736 ratings
47.
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine 3.91 avg rating — 7,055 ratings
48.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,452 ratings
49.
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar 4.15 avg rating — 137,866 ratings
50.
Threats
Threats 3.02 avg rating — 2,460 ratings
51.
Finding Emma (Finding Emma #1)
Finding Emma (Finding Emma #1) 3.81 avg rating — 10,444 ratings
52.
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain from Vienna 1900 to the Present
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain from Vienna 1900 to the Present 4.21 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
52.
The Cove
The Cove
by: Ron Rash
3.70 avg rating — 12,378 ratings
52.
Y
Y 3.61 avg rating — 3,400 ratings
52.
Cruising Through Turbulence: An Inspirational Guide for Your Wealth and Wellbeing in Difficult Economic Times and Beyond
Cruising Through Turbulence: An Inspirational Guide for Your Wealth and Wellbeing in Difficult Economic Times and Beyond 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
52.
1635: Papal Stakes (Assiti Shards, #11)
1635: Papal Stakes (Assiti Shards, #11) 4.01 avg rating — 1,192 ratings
52.
Inquest (Rogue Hunter #1)
Inquest (Rogue Hunter #1) 3.60 avg rating — 140 ratings
52.
The Right-Hand Shore
The Right-Hand Shore 3.62 avg rating — 786 ratings
52.
Stay Awake
Stay Awake
by: Dan Chaon
3.67 avg rating — 2,807 ratings
60.
Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art 3.80 avg rating — 33,888 ratings
60.
Communion Town
Communion Town 3.14 avg rating — 588 ratings
62.
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America 3.94 avg rating — 2,328 ratings
62.
Echoes of Betrayal (Paladin's Legacy, #3)
Echoes of Betrayal (Paladin's Legacy, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 3,369 ratings
62.
The Buzzard Table (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #18)
The Buzzard Table (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #18) 3.91 avg rating — 2,967 ratings
62.
Hawthorn & Child
Hawthorn & Child 3.38 avg rating — 1,414 ratings
62.
The First Four Notes: Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imagination
The First Four Notes: Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imagination 3.39 avg rating — 323 ratings
67.
Where We Belong
Where We Belong 3.90 avg rating — 100,782 ratings
67.
The Care and Handling of Roses With Thorns
The Care and Handling of Roses With Thorns 3.73 avg rating — 2,487 ratings
67.
UnWholly (Unwind, #2)
UnWholly (Unwind, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 65,447 ratings
67.
A History of Opera
A History of Opera 4.15 avg rating — 335 ratings
71.
The Roots of the Olive Tree
The Roots of the Olive Tree 3.38 avg rating — 4,641 ratings
71.
Partials (Partials, #1)
Partials (Partials, #1)
by: Dan Wells
3.93 avg rating — 59,728 ratings
71.
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats (Newsflesh, #0.50)
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats (Newsflesh, #0.50) 4.18 avg rating — 3,391 ratings
71.
Watergate
Watergate 3.60 avg rating — 1,835 ratings
71.
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number 3.94 avg rating — 236,874 ratings
71.
Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidon's Children, #1)
Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidon's Children, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 12,004 ratings
77.
Who I Am
Who I Am 3.71 avg rating — 9,408 ratings
77.
Rebel Heart (Dust Lands, #2)
Rebel Heart (Dust Lands, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 19,977 ratings
77.
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie 3.51 avg rating — 40,907 ratings
80.
Breed
Breed 3.17 avg rating — 4,333 ratings
80.
Starters (Starters, #1)
Starters (Starters, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 45,179 ratings
82.
The Red Book
The Red Book 3.25 avg rating — 4,647 ratings
82.
The Yellow Birds
The Yellow Birds 3.74 avg rating — 26,457 ratings
84.
The 500 (Mike Ford, #1)
The 500 (Mike Ford, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 5,373 ratings
85.
Isn't It Pretty To Think So?
Isn't It Pretty To Think So? 3.74 avg rating — 877 ratings
85.
Bond Girl
Bond Girl 3.57 avg rating — 5,635 ratings
87.
The Invitation
The Invitation 3.17 avg rating — 537 ratings
88.
A Hologram for the King
A Hologram for the King 3.29 avg rating — 29,384 ratings
89.
I, Michael Bennett (Michael Bennett, #5)
I, Michael Bennett (Michael Bennett, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 25,008 ratings
89.
The Infinite Tides
The Infinite Tides 3.64 avg rating — 713 ratings
91.
The Darlings
The Darlings 3.44 avg rating — 6,064 ratings
92.
The Book of Jonas
The Book of Jonas 3.59 avg rating — 1,719 ratings
93.
The Lost Saints of Tennessee
The Lost Saints of Tennessee 3.85 avg rating — 1,546 ratings
93.
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty 3.93 avg rating — 20,705 ratings
95.
Shine Shine Shine
Shine Shine Shine 3.43 avg rating — 8,684 ratings
96.
The Beginner's Goodbye
The Beginner's Goodbye 3.63 avg rating — 20,424 ratings
97.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank 3.74 avg rating — 8,193 ratings
98.
From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant
From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant 3.66 avg rating — 779 ratings
98.
The Middlesteins
The Middlesteins 3.44 avg rating — 20,847 ratings
100.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness 4.09 avg rating — 233,253 ratings
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