Books that left you happy--and depressed because hardly another book lived up to it

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The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) 3.60 avg rating β€” 87,058 ratings
102.
Lucky Go Happy: Make Happiness Happen!
Lucky Go Happy: Make Happiness Happen! 4.26 avg rating β€” 88 ratings
103.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,783,049 ratings
104.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,957 ratings
105.
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating β€” 1,832,782 ratings
106.
Shadowfever (Fever, #5)
Shadowfever (Fever, #5) 4.39 avg rating β€” 112,062 ratings
107.
L'Histoire De Pi
L'Histoire De Pi 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,726,737 ratings
107.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,337,555 ratings
109.
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) 4.56 avg rating β€” 546,367 ratings
110.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating β€” 524,903 ratings
111.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,733,287 ratings
112.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating β€” 1,325,710 ratings
113.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,671 ratings
114.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating β€” 366,978 ratings
115.
Unwifeable: A Memoir
Unwifeable: A Memoir 3.58 avg rating β€” 3,265 ratings
116.
The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)
The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 4,976 ratings
117.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating β€” 996,459 ratings
117.
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2) 4.42 avg rating β€” 578,246 ratings
119.
The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #3)
The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #3) 4.38 avg rating β€” 42,667 ratings
120.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,415,191 ratings
121.
The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3)
The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3) 4.39 avg rating β€” 14,167 ratings
122.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating β€” 560,868 ratings
123.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating β€” 82,288 ratings
124.
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets 4.25 avg rating β€” 110,522 ratings
125.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 220,300 ratings
126.
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 2,808,989 ratings
127.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating β€” 50,452 ratings
127.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating β€” 68,993 ratings
127.
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 β€” 462,807 ratings
130.
Fragile (The Hollows, #1)
Fragile (The Hollows, #1) 3.66 avg rating β€” 16,726 ratings
131.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating β€” 150,742 ratings
132.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 47,936 ratings
132.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating β€” 657,122 ratings
134.
The Shack
The Shack 3.84 avg rating β€” 682,839 ratings
135.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,498 ratings
136.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating β€” 232,016 ratings
137.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating β€” 1,051,293 ratings
138.
Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2)
Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2) 4.38 avg rating β€” 89,385 ratings
139.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 61,499 ratings
140.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 135,457 ratings
140.
Fool's Errand (Tawny Man, #1)
Fool's Errand (Tawny Man, #1) 4.38 avg rating β€” 102,054 ratings
142.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 278,707 ratings
142.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating β€” 46,908 ratings
144.
Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles, #2)
Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles, #2) 3.83 avg rating β€” 141,090 ratings
145.
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf 4.13 avg rating β€” 206,759 ratings
146.
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1)
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 22,971 ratings
146.
Path of the Berserker (Path of the Berserker, #1)
Path of the Berserker (Path of the Berserker, #1) 4.44 avg rating β€” 2,418 ratings
148.
Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel), Vol. 1
Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel), Vol. 1 4.60 avg rating β€” 41,095 ratings
149.
The Darkest Core (Netherdei #2)
The Darkest Core (Netherdei #2) 4.23 avg rating β€” 340 ratings
150.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 227,543 ratings
151.
The Egyptian
The Egyptian 4.22 avg rating β€” 26,977 ratings
151.
The Sword of Kaigen
The Sword of Kaigen
by: M.L. Wang
4.45 avg rating β€” 73,660 ratings
151.
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) 4.30 avg rating β€” 144,994 ratings
154.
Hunting and Gathering
Hunting and Gathering 4.12 avg rating β€” 23,659 ratings
155.
The Lords of Discipline
The Lords of Discipline 4.34 avg rating β€” 29,674 ratings
156.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,263,143 ratings
156.
The Language of Flowers
The Language of Flowers 4.09 avg rating β€” 230,249 ratings
156.
The Blood Legacy: A Xianxia Cultivation Fantasy (The Divine Elements Book 1)
The Blood Legacy: A Xianxia Cultivation Fantasy (The Divine Elements Book 1)
by: Daman
4.20 avg rating β€” 1,602 ratings
159.
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True 4.21 avg rating β€” 320,926 ratings
160.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating β€” 166,422 ratings
161.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating β€” 452,934 ratings
162.
The Jungle Books
The Jungle Books 4.01 avg rating β€” 88,661 ratings
163.
The Miracles of Santo Fico
The Miracles of Santo Fico 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,337 ratings
164.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating β€” 475,403 ratings
165.
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White 3.89 avg rating β€” 44,669 ratings
166.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating β€” 1,156,710 ratings
166.
White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating β€” 201,625 ratings
168.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating β€” 92,058 ratings
168.
What to Expect When You're Expecting
What to Expect When You're Expecting 3.81 avg rating β€” 59,992 ratings
170.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,741 ratings
171.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,904,780 ratings
172.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating β€” 401,121 ratings
173.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating β€” 217,002 ratings
174.
Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune 3.94 avg rating β€” 138,061 ratings
175.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating β€” 273,588 ratings
176.
Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1)
Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 165,836 ratings
177.
These Things Hidden
These Things Hidden 3.88 avg rating β€” 40,457 ratings
178.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating β€” 20,644 ratings
179.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 3.74 avg rating β€” 178,326 ratings
180.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 211,212 ratings
181.
Enemy Women
Enemy Women 3.76 avg rating β€” 8,328 ratings
182.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating β€” 102,606 ratings
183.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating β€” 115,240 ratings
184.
Little Bee
Little Bee 3.72 avg rating β€” 247,083 ratings
184.
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 378,403 ratings
186.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 293,954 ratings
187.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 257,779 ratings
187.
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 94,557 ratings
189.
The Bone Doll's Twin (The TamΓ­r Triad, #1)
The Bone Doll's Twin (The TamΓ­r Triad, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 13,189 ratings
190.
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) 4.28 avg rating β€” 228,891 ratings
191.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating β€” 438,528 ratings
192.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,806 ratings
192.
Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3)
Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) 4.21 avg rating β€” 183,923 ratings
194.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,385 ratings
195.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating β€” 54,870 ratings
195.
Tithe (Modern Faerie Tales, #1)
Tithe (Modern Faerie Tales, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 104,880 ratings
197.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,809,342 ratings
198.
We Speak No Treason
We Speak No Treason 4.09 avg rating β€” 273 ratings
199.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating β€” 419,647 ratings
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Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries, #1)
Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries, #1) 3.65 avg rating β€” 2,816 ratings
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