John Green's Book Recommendations

1.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,396 ratings
2.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,358 ratings
3.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,518 ratings
4.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,287,196 ratings
5.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,728 ratings
6.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,692 ratings
7.
Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)
Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 462,806 ratings
8.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,113 ratings
9.
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 955,731 ratings
10.
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 — 1,336,886 ratings
11.
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 4.01 avg rating — 70,871 ratings
12.
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,299 ratings
13.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,290 ratings
14.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,831 ratings
15.
Everybody Sees the Ants
Everybody Sees the Ants
by: A.S. King
3.99 avg rating — 13,622 ratings
16.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,664 ratings
17.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity 3.98 avg rating — 114,821 ratings
18.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,961 ratings
19.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret 4.22 avg rating — 188,171 ratings
20.
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight 3.75 avg rating — 127,519 ratings
21.
Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,041,988 ratings
22.
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1)
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 126,809 ratings
23.
Matched (Matched, #1)
Matched (Matched, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 809,409 ratings
24.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 3.80 avg rating — 50,536 ratings
25.
Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon 4.12 avg rating — 15,480 ratings
26.
The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding 3.99 avg rating — 115,136 ratings
27.
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park 3.86 avg rating — 371,704 ratings
28.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating — 117,017 ratings
29.
Round Ireland with a Fridge
Round Ireland with a Fridge 3.81 avg rating — 20,289 ratings
30.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,408 ratings
31.
The Blood of the Lamb
The Blood of the Lamb 4.04 avg rating — 1,481 ratings
32.
Every Day (Every Day, #1)
Every Day (Every Day, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 241,696 ratings
33.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,191 ratings
34.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,293 ratings
35.
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1)
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 15,981 ratings
36.
Regarding the Pain of Others
Regarding the Pain of Others 4.10 avg rating — 20,924 ratings
37.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.97 avg rating — 41,768 ratings
38.
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music 4.30 avg rating — 1,169 ratings
39.
The Optimist's Daughter
The Optimist's Daughter 3.52 avg rating — 15,055 ratings
40.
Regarding the Pain of Others
Regarding the Pain of Others 4.10 avg rating — 20,924 ratings
41.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,019 ratings
42.
Telegraph Avenue
Telegraph Avenue 3.40 avg rating — 21,578 ratings
42.
Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating — 333,711 ratings
44.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,361 ratings
45.
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts 4.01 avg rating — 5,567 ratings
45.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette 3.87 avg rating — 592,726 ratings
47.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,351 ratings
48.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,541 ratings
49.
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 273,741 ratings
50.
Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything
Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything 3.26 avg rating — 8,484 ratings
51.
Show Way
Show Way 4.26 avg rating — 3,478 ratings
52.
The Enormous Room
The Enormous Room 3.68 avg rating — 2,603 ratings
53.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,855 ratings
54.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,234 ratings
55.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,401 ratings
55.
Boy Proof
Boy Proof 3.47 avg rating — 3,357 ratings
57.
A Little Life
A Little Life 4.29 avg rating — 859,143 ratings
58.
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me 4.40 avg rating — 357,409 ratings
59.
Everything Leads to You
Everything Leads to You 3.84 avg rating — 35,080 ratings
59.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,938 ratings
61.
This Blinding Absence of Light
This Blinding Absence of Light 4.27 avg rating — 13,307 ratings
62.
The Untelling
The Untelling 3.73 avg rating — 4,641 ratings
63.
First & Then
First & Then 3.91 avg rating — 16,975 ratings
63.
The Truth About Forever
The Truth About Forever 4.12 avg rating — 225,614 ratings
65.
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl 4.14 avg rating — 16,238 ratings
66.
The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist, #1)
The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,703 ratings
67.
Not Another Happy Ending
Not Another Happy Ending 3.40 avg rating — 308 ratings
67.
We Are Okay
We Are Okay 3.93 avg rating — 98,919 ratings
69.
A Thousand Mornings: Poems
A Thousand Mornings: Poems 4.20 avg rating — 30,469 ratings
70.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,707 ratings
71.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,649 ratings
72.
One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal
One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal 3.94 avg rating — 394 ratings
73.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,354 ratings
74.
Thirsty
Thirsty 3.24 avg rating — 4,292 ratings
75.
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Sun Is Also a Star 3.95 avg rating — 353,174 ratings
76.
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere 4.07 avg rating — 1,279,712 ratings
77.
The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule 4.13 avg rating — 565 ratings
78.
Kendra
Kendra
by: Coe Booth
4.14 avg rating — 1,736 ratings
79.
The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #3)
The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 167,107 ratings
79.
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families 4.22 avg rating — 35,954 ratings
79.
The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World
The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World 4.12 avg rating — 1,657 ratings
82.
Amelia Anne Is Dead and Gone
Amelia Anne Is Dead and Gone 3.33 avg rating — 3,382 ratings
83.
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son 4.07 avg rating — 102,954 ratings
84.
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam 4.13 avg rating — 28,339 ratings
85.
The Boy in the Black Suit
The Boy in the Black Suit really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,817 ratings
86.
The End Games
The End Games 3.49 avg rating — 3,273 ratings
86.
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis 3.80 avg rating — 3,349 ratings
88.
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia 3.82 avg rating — 23,501 ratings
89.
Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others 4.25 avg rating — 120,116 ratings
90.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer 4.34 avg rating — 111,150 ratings
91.
If You Come Softly (If You Come Softly, #1)
If You Come Softly (If You Come Softly, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 12,456 ratings
92.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 4.34 avg rating — 1,201,846 ratings
93.
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Not Exactly a Memoir
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Not Exactly a Memoir 4.17 avg rating — 5,169 ratings
94.
Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,689 ratings
94.
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,882 ratings
96.
Poison
Poison 3.93 avg rating — 10,574 ratings
96.
Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street 4.30 avg rating — 18,201 ratings
98.
The Last Summer of Reason
The Last Summer of Reason 3.95 avg rating — 713 ratings
99.
Falling in Love with Hominids
Falling in Love with Hominids 3.93 avg rating — 1,457 ratings
100.
Hikari Okami: Kitsune Series
Hikari Okami: Kitsune Series really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
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