Books that make you think.

101.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,178 ratings
102.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,229 ratings
103.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,196 ratings
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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,582 ratings
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Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,420 ratings
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The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.06 avg rating — 224,353 ratings
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,701 ratings
108.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,328 ratings
109.
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 83,108 ratings
110.
The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture 4.26 avg rating — 359,320 ratings
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Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,280 ratings
112.
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 295,213 ratings
113.
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays 4.06 avg rating — 17,587 ratings
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Confessions
Confessions 3.99 avg rating — 71,260 ratings
115.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra 4.07 avg rating — 169,530 ratings
116.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,447 ratings
117.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,420 ratings
118.
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,388 ratings
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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 95,533 ratings
120.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,243 ratings
121.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,226 ratings
122.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,386 ratings
123.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 3.86 avg rating — 267,230 ratings
124.
God, the Evolver: A Secular Approach to the Divine
God, the Evolver: A Secular Approach to the Divine
by: Faiz King
4.50 avg rating — 112 ratings
125.
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
by: Ovid
4.10 avg rating — 76,400 ratings
126.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,183 ratings
127.
The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships
The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships 3.93 avg rating — 272 ratings
128.
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures 3.85 avg rating — 103,998 ratings
129.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,959 ratings
130.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,990 ratings
131.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,822 ratings
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The Good Earth
The Good Earth 4.01 avg rating — 257,768 ratings
133.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,597 ratings
134.
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by: Dan Brown
3.76 avg rating — 640,200 ratings
135.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,732 ratings
136.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating — 694,117 ratings
137.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 4.28 avg rating — 105,232 ratings
137.
The Collector
The Collector 3.97 avg rating — 89,276 ratings
139.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,454 ratings
140.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene 4.16 avg rating — 189,059 ratings
141.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 696,636 ratings
142.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating — 275,069 ratings
143.
Narcissus and Goldmund
Narcissus and Goldmund 4.22 avg rating — 69,808 ratings
144.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,209 ratings
145.
A Modern Declaration of Independence: Crimes Against Humanity and a New System
A Modern Declaration of Independence: Crimes Against Humanity and a New System 4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings
145.
Our History Has Always Been Contraband: In Defense of Black Studies
Our History Has Always Been Contraband: In Defense of Black Studies 4.34 avg rating — 176 ratings
147.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,383 ratings
148.
Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic: Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic: Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic 4.49 avg rating — 105 ratings
149.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,387 ratings
150.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 92,322 ratings
150.
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
by: Ayn Rand
3.89 avg rating — 333,852 ratings
152.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 308,852 ratings
153.
Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus 3.80 avg rating — 71,005 ratings
154.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 3.96 avg rating — 614,696 ratings
155.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating — 48,159 ratings
156.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking 4.08 avg rating — 465,720 ratings
157.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,385 ratings
158.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials, #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials, #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,699 ratings
159.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,281 ratings
160.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,373 ratings
161.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,104 ratings
162.
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason 3.90 avg rating — 42,920 ratings
163.
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 — 809,841 ratings
164.
Ordinary People
Ordinary People 3.93 avg rating — 22,723 ratings
164.
Vernon God Little
Vernon God Little 3.61 avg rating — 33,413 ratings
166.
A Compassionate Guide For Social Robots
A Compassionate Guide For Social Robots 3.96 avg rating — 80 ratings
166.
King Street Run
King Street Run
by: V.R. Ling
4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
168.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,441 ratings
169.
The Truth-Seeker’s Handbook: A Science-Based Guide
The Truth-Seeker’s Handbook: A Science-Based Guide 4.18 avg rating — 77 ratings
170.
Nothing
Nothing 3.71 avg rating — 39,446 ratings
170.
Forbidden
Forbidden 3.96 avg rating — 75,397 ratings
172.
Prometheus Rising
Prometheus Rising 4.25 avg rating — 7,352 ratings
173.
The Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl
The Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl 4.50 avg rating — 181 ratings
174.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,211 ratings
174.
Father Forgive Us, for We Know Not What We Do
Father Forgive Us, for We Know Not What We Do 4.08 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Blindness
Blindness 4.18 avg rating — 324,664 ratings
177.
Letter to a Christian Nation
Letter to a Christian Nation really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 41,926 ratings
178.
Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,792 ratings
178.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,581 ratings
180.
Notes from the Underground
Notes from the Underground 4.17 avg rating — 209,231 ratings
181.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,984 ratings
182.
Extrem laut und unglaublich nah
Extrem laut und unglaublich nah 3.97 avg rating — 431,593 ratings
183.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,461 ratings
183.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,090 ratings
185.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,227 ratings
186.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,746 ratings
187.
Weisser Oleander
Weisser Oleander really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 363,346 ratings
188.
1Q84 (1Q84 #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84 #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,049 ratings
189.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,484 ratings
190.
On Death and Dying
On Death and Dying 4.16 avg rating — 27,320 ratings
191.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,341 ratings
192.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 4.03 avg rating — 29,126 ratings
192.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,293 ratings
194.
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 137,397 ratings
194.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,711 ratings
196.
The 19th Wife
The 19th Wife 3.65 avg rating — 60,593 ratings
197.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 4.15 avg rating — 77,281 ratings
198.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 453,214 ratings
199.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,015 ratings
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The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues 3.87 avg rating — 37,999 ratings
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