Best Books of 2004

1.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,823 ratings
2.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,722 ratings
3.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,923 ratings
4.
Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4)
Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 265,560 ratings
5.
The Truth About Forever
The Truth About Forever 4.12 avg rating — 225,611 ratings
6.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,835 ratings
7.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,018 ratings
8.
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction 4.01 avg rating — 96,835 ratings
9.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,772 ratings
10.
A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember 4.20 avg rating — 837,852 ratings
11.
Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4)
Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 35,702 ratings
12.
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty 3.77 avg rating — 30,643 ratings
13.
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 132,885 ratings
14.
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, #1)
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 213,619 ratings
15.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World 4.06 avg rating — 81,003 ratings
15.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed 3.93 avg rating — 73,872 ratings
17.
Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6)
Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6) 4.29 avg rating — 136,782 ratings
18.
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1)
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 128,581 ratings
19.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,296 ratings
20.
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) 3.88 avg rating — 99,890 ratings
21.
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10) 4.16 avg rating — 107,411 ratings
22.
The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1)
The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 171,542 ratings
23.
Trickster's Queen (Daughter of the Lioness, #2)
Trickster's Queen (Daughter of the Lioness, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 61,243 ratings
24.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,014 ratings
25.
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.87 avg rating — 10,656 ratings
26.
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 295,212 ratings
27.
The Rule of Four
The Rule of Four 3.29 avg rating — 38,242 ratings
28.
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7)
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7) 4.29 avg rating — 185,379 ratings
29.
His Excellency: George Washington
His Excellency: George Washington 3.96 avg rating — 42,823 ratings
30.
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 122,295 ratings
31.
Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, #6)
Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 171,314 ratings
32.
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 109,095 ratings
33.
State of Fear
State of Fear 3.70 avg rating — 90,073 ratings
34.
Runaway: Stories
Runaway: Stories 3.97 avg rating — 27,361 ratings
35.
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux 4.07 avg rating — 210,307 ratings
36.
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 77,908 ratings
37.
Eventide (Plainsong, #2)
Eventide (Plainsong, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 25,901 ratings
38.
How I Live Now
How I Live Now 3.58 avg rating — 46,703 ratings
39.
Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,075 ratings
40.
Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, #1)
Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 67,600 ratings
41.
Messenger (The Giver, #3)
Messenger (The Giver, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 146,019 ratings
42.
The Last Juror
The Last Juror 3.96 avg rating — 106,877 ratings
42.
Kitten's First Full Moon
Kitten's First Full Moon 4.10 avg rating — 25,117 ratings
44.
New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0)
New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0) 4.07 avg rating — 115,130 ratings
45.
The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14)
The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14) 4.19 avg rating — 63,873 ratings
46.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 4.11 avg rating — 286,482 ratings
47.
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality 4.13 avg rating — 40,010 ratings
48.
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge 3.69 avg rating — 8,259 ratings
49.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating — 118,290 ratings
50.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1)
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 23,480 ratings
51.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 214,010 ratings
52.
A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld, #32; Tiffany Aching, #2)
A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld, #32; Tiffany Aching, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 78,788 ratings
53.
The People of Sparks (Book of Ember, #2)
The People of Sparks (Book of Ember, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 63,233 ratings
54.
The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3)
The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 42,070 ratings
55.
Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #3)
Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 36,920 ratings
56.
The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 95,533 ratings
57.
The Algebraist
The Algebraist 4.04 avg rating — 23,917 ratings
58.
The Secret Hour (Midnighters, #1)
The Secret Hour (Midnighters, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 30,618 ratings
59.
The Bar Code Tattoo (Bar Code, #1)
The Bar Code Tattoo (Bar Code, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 17,566 ratings
59.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,166 ratings
61.
Scorpia (Alex Rider #5)
Scorpia (Alex Rider #5) 4.19 avg rating — 61,053 ratings
62.
Raven's Shadow (Raven, #1)
Raven's Shadow (Raven, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 9,033 ratings
63.
French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure
French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure 3.55 avg rating — 19,504 ratings
64.
Little Children
Little Children 3.64 avg rating — 32,806 ratings
65.
The Amateur Marriage
The Amateur Marriage 3.68 avg rating — 19,303 ratings
66.
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America 3.85 avg rating — 12,723 ratings
67.
Old Filth (Old Filth, #1)
Old Filth (Old Filth, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 19,701 ratings
68.
Hammered (Jenny Casey, #1)
Hammered (Jenny Casey, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
69.
The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, #3)
The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 22,825 ratings
70.
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts 4.01 avg rating — 5,567 ratings
71.
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1)
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 44,886 ratings
72.
Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 52,781 ratings
72.
The Jane Austen Book Club
The Jane Austen Book Club 3.10 avg rating — 70,816 ratings
74.
Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1)
Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 57,621 ratings
75.
The Fairy Godmother (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #1)
The Fairy Godmother (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 19,356 ratings
76.
Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #4)
Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 37,246 ratings
77.
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle 3.59 avg rating — 5,320 ratings
77.
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 119,780 ratings
79.
The Mermaid Chair
The Mermaid Chair 3.22 avg rating — 88,800 ratings
80.
Snobs
Snobs 3.42 avg rating — 12,671 ratings
81.
Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)
Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9) 3.96 avg rating — 53,918 ratings
82.
High Country (Anna Pigeon, #12)
High Country (Anna Pigeon, #12) 3.92 avg rating — 9,368 ratings
83.
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1)
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 14,812 ratings
84.
Boy A
Boy A 3.89 avg rating — 2,126 ratings
85.
Air
Air 3.58 avg rating — 2,497 ratings
86.
Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point
Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point 4.03 avg rating — 1,556 ratings
87.
Boy Meets Girl (Boy, #2)
Boy Meets Girl (Boy, #2)
by: Meg Cabot
3.83 avg rating — 29,985 ratings
88.
Agent to the Stars
Agent to the Stars 3.93 avg rating — 23,360 ratings
88.
Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #12)
Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #12) 3.82 avg rating — 51,678 ratings
90.
The Knight (The Wizard Knight, #1)
The Knight (The Wizard Knight, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,472 ratings
91.
The Sandman: Endless Nights
The Sandman: Endless Nights 4.32 avg rating — 29,909 ratings
91.
The Falls
The Falls 3.61 avg rating — 11,525 ratings
93.
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific 3.87 avg rating — 25,977 ratings
93.
The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie, #1)
The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie, #1) 3.36 avg rating — 25,520 ratings
95.
Luna
Luna 3.83 avg rating — 21,973 ratings
95.
Shakespeare After All
Shakespeare After All 4.39 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
95.
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1)
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 50,084 ratings
95.
The Last Family in England
The Last Family in England
by: Matt Haig
3.53 avg rating — 6,876 ratings
99.
Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos 4.21 avg rating — 22,363 ratings
100.
Night Watch (Watch, #1)
Night Watch (Watch, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 44,874 ratings
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