2014 The Intended Reading List

1.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,660 ratings
2.
The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7) 4.36 avg rating — 29,960 ratings
3.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,708 ratings
4.
Dominion
Dominion 3.86 avg rating — 13,812 ratings
5.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,584 ratings
6.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,583 ratings
7.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,942 ratings
8.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 32,094 ratings
9.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,886 ratings
10.
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native 3.88 avg rating — 39,908 ratings
11.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,674,342 ratings
12.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 4.02 avg rating — 650,449 ratings
13.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating — 694,196 ratings
14.
A Place of Greater Safety
A Place of Greater Safety really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,446 ratings
14.
Calling Me Home
Calling Me Home 4.26 avg rating — 45,834 ratings
16.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,470 ratings
17.
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 4.03 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
18.
Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold 4.24 avg rating — 105,553 ratings
19.
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East 4.08 avg rating — 16,527 ratings
20.
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,896 ratings
21.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,066,383 ratings
22.
The Invasion of Gaul (Marius' Mules, #1)
The Invasion of Gaul (Marius' Mules, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 1,882 ratings
23.
Blackbirds (Miriam Black, #1)
Blackbirds (Miriam Black, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 9,746 ratings
24.
Empire of the Ants (La Saga des Fourmis, #1)
Empire of the Ants (La Saga des Fourmis, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 14,450 ratings
25.
Tabula Rasa (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #6)
Tabula Rasa (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #6) 4.16 avg rating — 1,813 ratings
25.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,080,077 ratings
27.
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 132,149 ratings
27.
Burnt Shadows
Burnt Shadows 3.93 avg rating — 8,510 ratings
29.
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 296,896 ratings
30.
Kiss of Venom (Elemental Assassin, #8.5)
Kiss of Venom (Elemental Assassin, #8.5) 3.98 avg rating — 3,406 ratings
31.
The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy 3.31 avg rating — 335,356 ratings
31.
The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1)
The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 65,094 ratings
33.
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
by: Bob Spitz
3.88 avg rating — 9,512 ratings
33.
Bitten (Otherworld, #1)
Bitten (Otherworld, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 105,151 ratings
33.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 238,011 ratings
36.
Letter to My Daughter
Letter to My Daughter 4.09 avg rating — 33,953 ratings
36.
The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2)
The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 29,645 ratings
38.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow 4.17 avg rating — 564,682 ratings
38.
Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1)
Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 16,416 ratings
40.
The Lives of Tao (Tao, #1)
The Lives of Tao (Tao, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,383 ratings
40.
Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)
Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 115,145 ratings
42.
Psychic Self-Defense
Psychic Self-Defense 3.78 avg rating — 1,407 ratings
43.
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City 3.84 avg rating — 15,593 ratings
44.
Shield of Thunder (Troy, #2)
Shield of Thunder (Troy, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 11,242 ratings
45.
Wool - Holston (Wool, #1)
Wool - Holston (Wool, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 367,467 ratings
46.
The Music of the Spheres
The Music of the Spheres 3.23 avg rating — 1,095 ratings
46.
Burning Bright
Burning Bright 3.41 avg rating — 15,419 ratings
46.
This House Is Haunted
This House Is Haunted 3.62 avg rating — 15,987 ratings
46.
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 155,328 ratings
46.
Legendary (Legendary Saga #1)
Legendary (Legendary Saga #1) 3.74 avg rating — 216 ratings
46.
The Greek Coffin Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #4)
The Greek Coffin Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #4) 3.68 avg rating — 1,889 ratings
46.
The Lady in Yellow
The Lady in Yellow 3.69 avg rating — 121 ratings
53.
Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq
Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq 3.70 avg rating — 5,766 ratings
53.
Red Country
Red Country 4.31 avg rating — 61,841 ratings
53.
The Dying Beach
The Dying Beach 3.85 avg rating — 78 ratings
53.
The Summer Garden (The Bronze Horseman, #3)
The Summer Garden (The Bronze Horseman, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 32,937 ratings
53.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,993 ratings
53.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 285,990 ratings
59.
Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle (Boudica, #1)
Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle (Boudica, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 5,347 ratings
59.
The Golem and the Djinni (The Golem and the Djinni #1)
The Golem and the Djinni (The Golem and the Djinni #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,537 ratings
59.
Heart of Venom (Elemental Assassin, #9)
Heart of Venom (Elemental Assassin, #9) 4.19 avg rating — 8,636 ratings
59.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters 3.89 avg rating — 33,863 ratings
63.
Fated (Alex Verus, #1)
Fated (Alex Verus, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 30,678 ratings
63.
The Secret Mandarin
The Secret Mandarin 3.57 avg rating — 993 ratings
63.
The Door Into Summer
The Door Into Summer 4.02 avg rating — 28,118 ratings
66.
Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)
Zoo Station (John Russell, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 7,251 ratings
66.
Poison Promise (Elemental Assassin, #11)
Poison Promise (Elemental Assassin, #11) 4.18 avg rating — 6,428 ratings
66.
Collision Course
Collision Course 3.61 avg rating — 193 ratings
69.
The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel: A Biography of the Explorer of Tibet and its Forbidden Practices
The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel: A Biography of the Explorer of Tibet and its Forbidden Practices 3.90 avg rating — 94 ratings
69.
Casanova in Bolzano
Casanova in Bolzano 3.54 avg rating — 1,814 ratings
69.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,876 ratings
69.
Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)
Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 9,745 ratings
69.
The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6)
The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6) 3.80 avg rating — 3,991 ratings
74.
King's Man (Viking, #3)
King's Man (Viking, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,637 ratings
74.
Asunder
Asunder 3.43 avg rating — 763 ratings
74.
Widow's Web (Elemental Assassin, #7)
Widow's Web (Elemental Assassin, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 11,679 ratings
74.
Permutation City
Permutation City
by: Greg Egan
4.06 avg rating — 12,309 ratings
78.
Celtic Art: From Its Beginnings to the Book of Kells
Celtic Art: From Its Beginnings to the Book of Kells 4.14 avg rating — 51 ratings
78.
The Spider (Elemental Assassin, #10)
The Spider (Elemental Assassin, #10) 4.05 avg rating — 6,311 ratings
78.
The Terminal Experiment
The Terminal Experiment 3.74 avg rating — 4,470 ratings
81.
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection 3.75 avg rating — 14,917 ratings
81.
Dracula's Guest: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories
Dracula's Guest: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories 3.85 avg rating — 1,252 ratings
81.
The House of Velvet and Glass
The House of Velvet and Glass 3.35 avg rating — 7,927 ratings
81.
Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy, #5)
Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 13,087 ratings
81.
Phenomenology of Spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit 3.96 avg rating — 19,991 ratings
86.
Killer Frost (Mythos Academy, #6)
Killer Frost (Mythos Academy, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 10,559 ratings
86.
The Murder of My Aunt
The Murder of My Aunt 3.70 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
88.
Die Therapie
Die Therapie 4.16 avg rating — 41,492 ratings
88.
The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery 3.68 avg rating — 14,040 ratings
90.
The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It
The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It 3.72 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
90.
The Absent One (Department Q, #2)
The Absent One (Department Q, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 44,477 ratings
90.
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography 4.30 avg rating — 28,489 ratings
93.
Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism
Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism 4.10 avg rating — 16,787 ratings
93.
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl (Gideon Smith, #1)
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl (Gideon Smith, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 900 ratings
93.
Last Rite (Personal Demons, #3)
Last Rite (Personal Demons, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 1,707 ratings
93.
The Winds of Gath (Dumarest of Terra #1)
The Winds of Gath (Dumarest of Terra #1)
by: E.C. Tubb
3.71 avg rating — 586 ratings
97.
I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1)
I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 42,426 ratings
97.
The History of Magic
The History of Magic 3.80 avg rating — 611 ratings
99.
The Pet Hawk of the House of Abbas (The Silk Road Trilogy, # 1)
The Pet Hawk of the House of Abbas (The Silk Road Trilogy, # 1) 3.72 avg rating — 40 ratings
99.
Dearly, Beloved (Gone With the Respiration, #2)
Dearly, Beloved (Gone With the Respiration, #2)
by: Lia Habel
3.84 avg rating — 2,338 ratings
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