Best Beginning

1.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,011 ratings
2.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,248 ratings
3.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,382 ratings
4.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,942 ratings
5.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,425 ratings
6.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,914 ratings
7.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,777 ratings
8.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,476 ratings
9.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,302 ratings
10.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,220 ratings
11.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,190 ratings
12.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,594 ratings
13.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,813 ratings
14.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,689 ratings
15.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,550 ratings
16.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,994 ratings
17.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,791 ratings
18.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,191 ratings
19.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,747 ratings
20.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,151 ratings
21.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,512 ratings
22.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,683 ratings
23.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,978 ratings
24.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,336 ratings
25.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,530 ratings
26.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,336 ratings
27.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,846 ratings
28.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,103 ratings
29.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,516 ratings
30.
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 588,282 ratings
31.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,862 ratings
32.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,091 ratings
33.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,036 ratings
34.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,266 ratings
35.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,404 ratings
36.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,704 ratings
37.
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 439,120 ratings
38.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,639 ratings
39.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,846 ratings
40.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,522 ratings
41.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,934 ratings
42.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,023 ratings
43.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,456 ratings
44.
I Am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger 4.03 avg rating — 167,658 ratings
45.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,082 ratings
46.
Enduring Love
Enduring Love 3.65 avg rating — 46,948 ratings
47.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,597 ratings
48.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,959 ratings
49.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,799 ratings
50.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,328 ratings
50.
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 — 809,843 ratings
52.
White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating — 201,609 ratings
53.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,720 ratings
54.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,382 ratings
55.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,981 ratings
56.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,592 ratings
57.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,764 ratings
58.
Choke
Choke 3.71 avg rating — 218,459 ratings
59.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,951 ratings
60.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,001 ratings
61.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 497,892 ratings
62.
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 389,843 ratings
62.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,806 ratings
64.
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 — 2,673,966 ratings
65.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,018 ratings
66.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,375 ratings
67.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,209 ratings
68.
The Gift
The Gift 4.32 avg rating — 77 ratings
69.
Popular Music from Vittula
Popular Music from Vittula 3.67 avg rating — 10,724 ratings
70.
The Pearl
The Pearl 3.56 avg rating — 261,796 ratings
71.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,461 ratings
72.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating — 115,386 ratings
72.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,711 ratings
74.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,332 ratings
75.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,079 ratings
76.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,311 ratings
77.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,639 ratings
78.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,287 ratings
79.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 22,670 ratings
80.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,103 ratings
81.
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 282,820 ratings
82.
The Tied Man (The Tied Man, #1)
The Tied Man (The Tied Man, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 5,123 ratings
83.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,392 ratings
84.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,507 ratings
85.
The Gargoyle
The Gargoyle 3.97 avg rating — 50,388 ratings
86.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,604 ratings
87.
The Black Cat
The Black Cat 4.03 avg rating — 54,340 ratings
88.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating — 89,523 ratings
89.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,781 ratings
90.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,468 ratings
91.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,105 ratings
92.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,147 ratings
93.
High Fidelity
High Fidelity 3.90 avg rating — 211,781 ratings
93.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,243 ratings
95.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,330 ratings
96.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns 3.70 avg rating — 1,465,111 ratings
97.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,691,076 ratings
98.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,922 ratings
99.
The Island of the Day Before
The Island of the Day Before 3.49 avg rating — 16,142 ratings
100.
Becoming Sage (The Keyhole, #1)
Becoming Sage (The Keyhole, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 257 ratings
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