Best Books 1977

1.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating — 325,048 ratings
2.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,072 ratings
3.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,423 ratings
4.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,938 ratings
5.
The Honourable Schoolboy (George Smiley, #6; Karla Trilogy, #2)
The Honourable Schoolboy (George Smiley, #6; Karla Trilogy, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 25,320 ratings
6.
Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)
Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 49,456 ratings
7.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,984 ratings
8.
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 43,629 ratings
9.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,213 ratings
10.
The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs 3.89 avg rating — 8,720 ratings
11.
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (Inspector Morse #3)
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (Inspector Morse #3) 3.81 avg rating — 5,786 ratings
12.
Death of an Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh, #6)
Death of an Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 14,666 ratings
13.
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6)
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6) 4.45 avg rating — 37,078 ratings
14.
Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)
Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 109,376 ratings
15.
In Patagonia
In Patagonia 3.65 avg rating — 18,539 ratings
16.
The Women's Room
The Women's Room 3.99 avg rating — 9,269 ratings
17.
The Sword of Shannara (Shannara, #1)
The Sword of Shannara (Shannara, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 100,415 ratings
18.
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter 3.95 avg rating — 22,787 ratings
19.
A Judgement in Stone
A Judgement in Stone 3.89 avg rating — 7,913 ratings
19.
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography 4.12 avg rating — 12,255 ratings
21.
Lancelot
Lancelot 3.72 avg rating — 3,010 ratings
21.
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence 4.19 avg rating — 21,187 ratings
23.
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come 3.96 avg rating — 14,702 ratings
24.
The Book of Merlyn (Once and Future King, #5)
The Book of Merlyn (Once and Future King, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 9,970 ratings
24.
Quartet in Autumn
Quartet in Autumn 3.89 avg rating — 5,913 ratings
26.
Coma
Coma 3.88 avg rating — 52,885 ratings
27.
Dancing Girls and Other Stories
Dancing Girls and Other Stories 3.59 avg rating — 5,278 ratings
28.
Earthly Possessions
Earthly Possessions 3.72 avg rating — 4,856 ratings
29.
Risk
Risk 4.03 avg rating — 4,878 ratings
30.
The Pleasure Garden An Illustrated History of British Gardening
The Pleasure Garden An Illustrated History of British Gardening 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
31.
The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business
The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business 4.05 avg rating — 336 ratings
31.
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 17,956 ratings
33.
Firefox
Firefox 3.94 avg rating — 6,117 ratings
33.
Tirra Lirra by the River
Tirra Lirra by the River 3.73 avg rating — 1,448 ratings
35.
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1)
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 47,429 ratings
35.
Castle
Castle 4.22 avg rating — 4,167 ratings
35.
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 4.22 avg rating — 22,137 ratings
38.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,149 ratings
39.
Rage
Rage 3.71 avg rating — 55,109 ratings
39.
Monkey Grip
Monkey Grip 3.69 avg rating — 7,531 ratings
41.
The Flounder
The Flounder 3.79 avg rating — 1,761 ratings
42.
Our Lady of Darkness
Our Lady of Darkness 3.60 avg rating — 2,373 ratings
43.
Marguerite de la Roque: A Story of Survival
Marguerite de la Roque: A Story of Survival 4.43 avg rating — 30 ratings
44.
Queens of England
Queens of England 4.01 avg rating — 335 ratings
45.
The Public Burning
The Public Burning 4.01 avg rating — 1,465 ratings
45.
Elbow Room
Elbow Room 3.71 avg rating — 1,818 ratings
45.
Dispatches
Dispatches 4.22 avg rating — 21,214 ratings
45.
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah 4.15 avg rating — 65,954 ratings
45.
Before the Crying Ends
Before the Crying Ends 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
50.
The Persistence of Vision
The Persistence of Vision 4.13 avg rating — 2,247 ratings
50.
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark 4.12 avg rating — 6,056 ratings
50.
Das Erbe der Sterne
Das Erbe der Sterne 4.06 avg rating — 5,780 ratings
50.
The Tongue Set Free
The Tongue Set Free 4.15 avg rating — 2,151 ratings
50.
Soledad, or Solitudes (Texas Tradition Series) (Volume 6)
Soledad, or Solitudes (Texas Tradition Series) (Volume 6) 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings
55.
Stories of the Railway
Stories of the Railway 3.51 avg rating — 198 ratings
55.
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1)
Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 46,820 ratings
55.
Marxism and Literature
Marxism and Literature 4.07 avg rating — 1,664 ratings
55.
A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1)
A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 9,324 ratings
55.
The Sunday Hangman (A Kramer and Zondi Mystery Book 5)
The Sunday Hangman (A Kramer and Zondi Mystery Book 5) 3.77 avg rating — 112 ratings
55.
Love Is a Dog from Hell
Love Is a Dog from Hell 3.96 avg rating — 37,938 ratings
61.
In the Heart of the Country
In the Heart of the Country 3.68 avg rating — 3,684 ratings
61.
Staying On (The Raj Quartet, #5)
Staying On (The Raj Quartet, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
61.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat 4.14 avg rating — 17,950 ratings
61.
With Nixon
With Nixon 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
61.
How to Write a Thesis
How to Write a Thesis 3.93 avg rating — 4,483 ratings
66.
Success
Success 3.66 avg rating — 2,894 ratings
66.
The Value of Fairness: The Story of Nellie Bly
The Value of Fairness: The Story of Nellie Bly 4.16 avg rating — 98 ratings
66.
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul 3.94 avg rating — 87,152 ratings
66.
Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care
Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care 4.16 avg rating — 64 ratings
66.
If You Could See Me Now
If You Could See Me Now 3.59 avg rating — 2,356 ratings
66.
In Prison
In Prison 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
66.
Ce qu'ils disent ou rien
Ce qu'ils disent ou rien 3.65 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
73.
The Murder Of Walter Raleigh
The Murder Of Walter Raleigh really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
73.
Ceremony
Ceremony 3.84 avg rating — 25,793 ratings
73.
Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories
Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories 4.14 avg rating — 3,215 ratings
73.
The Age of Uncertainty
The Age of Uncertainty 4.11 avg rating — 265 ratings
77.
Swords and Ice Magic (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #6)
Swords and Ice Magic (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 3,037 ratings
77.
In the Egg and Other Poems (Harvest Book ; 352)
In the Egg and Other Poems (Harvest Book ; 352) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings
77.
Our Sister Killjoy
Our Sister Killjoy 3.88 avg rating — 1,549 ratings
77.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 4.14 avg rating — 28,853 ratings
77.
Merlin's Keep
Merlin's Keep 4.10 avg rating — 1,448 ratings
82.
Missing Persons and Other Essays
Missing Persons and Other Essays 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
82.
Houseboat Days
Houseboat Days 4.21 avg rating — 452 ratings
82.
Coming into the Country
Coming into the Country 4.21 avg rating — 7,472 ratings
82.
The Sword of Aradel
The Sword of Aradel 3.84 avg rating — 69 ratings
86.
If I Perish
If I Perish 4.37 avg rating — 1,546 ratings
87.
Place Over Time: The Continuity of Southern Distinctiveness
Place Over Time: The Continuity of Southern Distinctiveness 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
87.
One Frog Too Many
One Frog Too Many 4.24 avg rating — 361 ratings
89.
A Place to Come To
A Place to Come To 3.96 avg rating — 378 ratings
89.
Four Girls on a Homestead (Local History Paper 3)
Four Girls on a Homestead (Local History Paper 3) 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings
89.
More Than a Carpenter
More Than a Carpenter 4.26 avg rating — 33,013 ratings
92.
How Many Years: A Memoir
How Many Years: A Memoir 4.12 avg rating — 249 ratings
92.
The European Family: Patriarchy to Partnership from the Middle Ages to the Present
The European Family: Patriarchy to Partnership from the Middle Ages to the Present 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
92.
The Big Orange Splot
The Big Orange Splot 4.40 avg rating — 2,835 ratings
92.
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War 4.17 avg rating — 15,736 ratings
96.
L'Éden Cinéma
L'Éden Cinéma 3.16 avg rating — 146 ratings
96.
Sculpture: Processes and Principles
Sculpture: Processes and Principles 3.91 avg rating — 143 ratings
96.
The Melodeon
The Melodeon 3.99 avg rating — 375 ratings
96.
The Devil On Horseback
The Devil On Horseback 3.80 avg rating — 2,683 ratings
100.
Le Camion; suivi de Entretien avec Michelle Porte
Le Camion; suivi de Entretien avec Michelle Porte 3.69 avg rating — 85 ratings
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