Best Books of 2013 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Erotica and Contemporary Romance)

1.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 4.02 avg rating — 650,365 ratings
2.
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 584,633 ratings
3.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,438 ratings
4.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,970 ratings
5.
And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed 4.08 avg rating — 395,436 ratings
6.
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,516 ratings
7.
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 4.01 avg rating — 14,538 ratings
8.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 120,993 ratings
9.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,507 ratings
10.
Night Film
Night Film 3.78 avg rating — 94,531 ratings
11.
Joyland
Joyland 3.93 avg rating — 173,502 ratings
12.
The Husband's Secret
The Husband's Secret 3.95 avg rating — 713,207 ratings
13.
Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park 3.93 avg rating — 1,240,156 ratings
14.
The Death of Bees
The Death of Bees 3.83 avg rating — 16,678 ratings
15.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 3.71 avg rating — 125,613 ratings
16.
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9) 4.48 avg rating — 94,788 ratings
17.
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena 4.12 avg rating — 55,463 ratings
18.
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 613,889 ratings
19.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald 3.86 avg rating — 58,100 ratings
20.
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc.
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc. 3.85 avg rating — 149,424 ratings
21.
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us 4.01 avg rating — 32,459 ratings
22.
With or Without You
With or Without You 3.67 avg rating — 7,651 ratings
23.
The Good House
The Good House
by: Ann Leary
3.70 avg rating — 28,595 ratings
23.
Fin & Lady
Fin & Lady 3.54 avg rating — 6,343 ratings
25.
A Tale for the Time Being
A Tale for the Time Being 4.06 avg rating — 131,677 ratings
26.
Necessary Lies (Necessary Lies, #1)
Necessary Lies (Necessary Lies, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 82,029 ratings
27.
Reconstructing Amelia
Reconstructing Amelia 3.83 avg rating — 135,334 ratings
28.
The Silent Wife
The Silent Wife 3.29 avg rating — 117,831 ratings
29.
The Silver Star
The Silver Star 3.76 avg rating — 72,279 ratings
30.
Dreaming My Animal Selves: Le Songe de mes Ames Animales
Dreaming My Animal Selves: Le Songe de mes Ames Animales 4.77 avg rating — 108 ratings
31.
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead 3.95 avg rating — 266,945 ratings
31.
Holiday in Cambodia
Holiday in Cambodia 3.49 avg rating — 143 ratings
33.
The Burgess Boys
The Burgess Boys 3.64 avg rating — 69,435 ratings
34.
Tenth of December
Tenth of December 3.98 avg rating — 80,033 ratings
35.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,457 ratings
36.
Long Division
Long Division 3.78 avg rating — 8,302 ratings
36.
The President's Hat
The President's Hat 3.95 avg rating — 8,124 ratings
38.
Letters from Skye
Letters from Skye 3.91 avg rating — 16,603 ratings
39.
Alex Cross, Run (Alex Cross, #20)
Alex Cross, Run (Alex Cross, #20) 4.12 avg rating — 33,693 ratings
39.
Songs of Willow Frost
Songs of Willow Frost 3.68 avg rating — 21,576 ratings
39.
The Lowland
The Lowland 3.88 avg rating — 95,698 ratings
42.
Silken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #23)
Silken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #23) 4.23 avg rating — 23,854 ratings
43.
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock 3.87 avg rating — 48,338 ratings
44.
Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #0.5)
Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #0.5) 3.77 avg rating — 13,575 ratings
45.
Levels of Life
Levels of Life 3.90 avg rating — 13,857 ratings
46.
The Almond Tree
The Almond Tree 4.18 avg rating — 8,063 ratings
47.
Temple of a Thousand Faces
Temple of a Thousand Faces 3.84 avg rating — 1,435 ratings
47.
MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3)
MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 81,087 ratings
49.
My Beloved World
My Beloved World 4.09 avg rating — 33,499 ratings
49.
How to Create the Perfect Wife: Britain's Most Ineligible Bachelor and His Enlightened Quest to Train the Ideal Mate
How to Create the Perfect Wife: Britain's Most Ineligible Bachelor and His Enlightened Quest to Train the Ideal Mate 3.65 avg rating — 977 ratings
49.
All That Is
All That Is 3.37 avg rating — 8,137 ratings
52.
The Shining Girls
The Shining Girls 3.54 avg rating — 53,492 ratings
52.
Winger (Winger, #1)
Winger (Winger, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 23,072 ratings
52.
The Childhood of Jesus
The Childhood of Jesus 3.48 avg rating — 7,274 ratings
55.
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 39,421 ratings
55.
Collateral Damage (Stone Barrington, #25)
Collateral Damage (Stone Barrington, #25) 4.02 avg rating — 6,292 ratings
55.
The Painted Girls
The Painted Girls 3.61 avg rating — 36,173 ratings
55.
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go 3.85 avg rating — 12,203 ratings
55.
William Shakespeare and Others: Collaborative Plays (The RSC Shakespeare, 45)
William Shakespeare and Others: Collaborative Plays (The RSC Shakespeare, 45) 4.32 avg rating — 38 ratings
60.
Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery 3.69 avg rating — 2,746 ratings
60.
Unintended Consequences (Stone Barrington, #26)
Unintended Consequences (Stone Barrington, #26) 3.94 avg rating — 6,707 ratings
60.
Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light 3.67 avg rating — 11,189 ratings
63.
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code 4.01 avg rating — 3,647 ratings
64.
Sacred Games (The Athenian Mysteries, #3)
Sacred Games (The Athenian Mysteries, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 631 ratings
65.
Jane Austen's England
Jane Austen's England 3.82 avg rating — 1,799 ratings
65.
Under the Wide and Starry Sky
Under the Wide and Starry Sky 3.61 avg rating — 18,807 ratings
65.
The Swan Book
The Swan Book 3.28 avg rating — 1,180 ratings
68.
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder 3.86 avg rating — 26,987 ratings
68.
Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World
Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World 3.82 avg rating — 5,039 ratings
68.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North 4.03 avg rating — 60,923 ratings
71.
Golden Boy
Golden Boy 4.10 avg rating — 9,027 ratings
71.
We Are Water
We Are Water 3.83 avg rating — 54,375 ratings
71.
The Interestings
The Interestings 3.60 avg rating — 122,187 ratings
74.
Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House That Herring Built
Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House That Herring Built 3.85 avg rating — 436 ratings
74.
The Interestings
The Interestings 3.60 avg rating — 122,187 ratings
74.
The House Girl
The House Girl 3.77 avg rating — 62,908 ratings
77.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,064 ratings
78.
A Hundred Summers
A Hundred Summers 3.96 avg rating — 48,857 ratings
79.
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope 3.83 avg rating — 6,214 ratings
80.
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 4.17 avg rating — 213,853 ratings
81.
Someone
Someone 3.78 avg rating — 19,775 ratings
82.
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 536,339 ratings
83.
Schroder
Schroder 3.45 avg rating — 4,843 ratings
84.
The Smart One
The Smart One 3.36 avg rating — 7,279 ratings