Best Books of 1997

1.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating β€” 11,063,219 ratings
2.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating β€” 453,196 ratings
3.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 421,418 ratings
4.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,082,475 ratings
5.
Neverwhere
Neverwhere 4.16 avg rating β€” 555,423 ratings
6.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating β€” 436,085 ratings
7.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating β€” 445,010 ratings
8.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,132 ratings
9.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating β€” 550,914 ratings
10.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 4.20 avg rating β€” 1,153,906 ratings
11.
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4) 4.27 avg rating β€” 214,816 ratings
12.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating β€” 248,102 ratings
13.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating β€” 623,941 ratings
14.
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea 4.12 avg rating β€” 117,721 ratings
15.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral 3.95 avg rating β€” 86,063 ratings
16.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 43,397 ratings
17.
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain 4.02 avg rating β€” 49,920 ratings
18.
DΓ©jΓ  Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
DΓ©jΓ  Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 154,371 ratings
19.
Out of the Dust
Out of the Dust 3.77 avg rating β€” 78,809 ratings
20.
Mason & Dixon
Mason & Dixon 4.13 avg rating β€” 12,150 ratings
21.
London
London 4.09 avg rating β€” 33,573 ratings
22.
Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3)
Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) 4.21 avg rating β€” 183,862 ratings
23.
Underworld
Underworld 3.95 avg rating β€” 33,125 ratings
24.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
by: Lee Child
4.08 avg rating β€” 343,565 ratings
25.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 4.26 avg rating β€” 195,168 ratings
26.
Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6)
Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6) 4.22 avg rating β€” 75,280 ratings
27.
Blood and Chocolate
Blood and Chocolate 3.80 avg rating β€” 43,720 ratings
28.
Death: The Time of Your Life
Death: The Time of Your Life 4.23 avg rating β€” 13,571 ratings
29.
Midwives
Midwives really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 162,268 ratings
30.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating β€” 26,659 ratings
31.
Quarantine
Quarantine
by: Jim Crace
3.68 avg rating β€” 4,085 ratings
32.
The Partner
The Partner 3.97 avg rating β€” 132,538 ratings
33.
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II 4.24 avg rating β€” 50,729 ratings
34.
Enduring Love
Enduring Love 3.65 avg rating β€” 46,943 ratings
35.
Naked
Naked 4.10 avg rating β€” 271,050 ratings
36.
In the Garden of Iden (The Company, #1)
In the Garden of Iden (The Company, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 5,869 ratings
37.
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves 3.91 avg rating β€” 28,924 ratings
38.
Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 85,169 ratings
39.
Rose Daughter
Rose Daughter 3.79 avg rating β€” 21,569 ratings
40.
Lives of the Monster Dogs
Lives of the Monster Dogs 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,361 ratings
41.
Chasing Redbird
Chasing Redbird 4.10 avg rating β€” 13,271 ratings
42.
Out
Out 3.94 avg rating β€” 45,873 ratings
43.
Larry's Party
Larry's Party 3.74 avg rating β€” 9,020 ratings
44.
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster 4.40 avg rating β€” 62,914 ratings
45.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary 3.98 avg rating β€” 24,281 ratings
46.
Unnatural Exposure (Kay Scarpetta, #8)
Unnatural Exposure (Kay Scarpetta, #8) 4.07 avg rating β€” 62,884 ratings
47.
Personal History: A Memoir
Personal History: A Memoir 4.09 avg rating β€” 24,448 ratings
48.
Tangerine
Tangerine 3.58 avg rating β€” 33,051 ratings
49.
Violin
Violin
by: Anne Rice
3.34 avg rating β€” 19,853 ratings
50.
Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)
Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 28,598 ratings
51.
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson 3.94 avg rating β€” 28,831 ratings
52.
The Appointment
The Appointment 3.39 avg rating β€” 4,090 ratings
53.
Finding the Dream (Dream Trilogy, #3)
Finding the Dream (Dream Trilogy, #3) 4.13 avg rating β€” 24,274 ratings
54.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments 4.14 avg rating β€” 52,658 ratings
55.
King's Dragon (Crown of Stars, #1)
King's Dragon (Crown of Stars, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 9,579 ratings
56.
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning 3.94 avg rating β€” 19,470 ratings
57.
In the Miso Soup
In the Miso Soup 3.62 avg rating β€” 41,515 ratings
58.
The MacGregor Brides (The MacGregors, #7)
The MacGregor Brides (The MacGregors, #7) 4.10 avg rating β€” 16,601 ratings
59.
Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3) 4.44 avg rating β€” 30,168 ratings
59.
Plum Island (John Corey, #1)
Plum Island (John Corey, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 58,317 ratings
61.
Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole, #7)
Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole, #7) 4.21 avg rating β€” 15,939 ratings
62.
Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, #9)
Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, #9) 4.08 avg rating β€” 13,397 ratings
63.
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1)
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 3,540 ratings
64.
Vengeance in Death (In Death, #6)
Vengeance in Death (In Death, #6)
by: J.D. Robb
4.36 avg rating β€” 46,054 ratings
65.
Barney's Version
Barney's Version 4.17 avg rating β€” 13,340 ratings
66.
The Long Patrol (Redwall, #10)
The Long Patrol (Redwall, #10) 4.14 avg rating β€” 20,580 ratings
67.
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1)
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1) 3.54 avg rating β€” 14,905 ratings
67.
You Are Special (Wemmicksville, #1)
You Are Special (Wemmicksville, #1) 4.45 avg rating β€” 53,423 ratings
67.
The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Stupidity in the 21st Century (Dilbert: Business, #3)
The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Stupidity in the 21st Century (Dilbert: Business, #3) 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,207 ratings
70.
The Bat (Harry Hole, #1)
The Bat (Harry Hole, #1) 3.55 avg rating β€” 127,291 ratings
71.
The Clothes They Stood Up In
The Clothes They Stood Up In 3.61 avg rating β€” 6,651 ratings
71.
Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses
Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses 4.26 avg rating β€” 2,871 ratings
71.
Sacred (Kenzie & Gennaro, #3)
Sacred (Kenzie & Gennaro, #3) 3.96 avg rating β€” 23,368 ratings
74.
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief (Cat Who..., #19)
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief (Cat Who..., #19) 3.91 avg rating β€” 6,854 ratings
75.
Holidays on Ice
Holidays on Ice 3.89 avg rating β€” 129,588 ratings
76.
Once a Hero (The Serrano Legacy, #4)
Once a Hero (The Serrano Legacy, #4) 4.08 avg rating β€” 5,417 ratings
77.
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life 4.14 avg rating β€” 24,222 ratings
77.
Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction
Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction 3.65 avg rating β€” 4,497 ratings
79.
Bone, Volume 4: The Dragonslayer (Bone, #4)
Bone, Volume 4: The Dragonslayer (Bone, #4) 4.35 avg rating β€” 18,454 ratings
80.
Ceremony in Death (In Death, #5)
Ceremony in Death (In Death, #5)
by: J.D. Robb
4.27 avg rating β€” 48,055 ratings
81.
3001: The Final Odyssey
3001: The Final Odyssey 3.59 avg rating β€” 27,665 ratings
81.
Deep Waters
Deep Waters 3.99 avg rating β€” 4,873 ratings
83.
Reliquary (Pendergast, #2)
Reliquary (Pendergast, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 49,449 ratings
84.
Son of the Morning
Son of the Morning 4.01 avg rating β€” 8,311 ratings
84.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.19 avg rating β€” 21,333 ratings
86.
Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1)
Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 44,723 ratings
87.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death 3.98 avg rating β€” 76,130 ratings
87.
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,642 ratings
89.
Letters to a Young Novelist
Letters to a Young Novelist 3.87 avg rating β€” 3,928 ratings
90.
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures 4.20 avg rating β€” 87,592 ratings
91.
Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition
Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,132 ratings
92.
While the Light Lasts (Hercule Poirot, #47)
While the Light Lasts (Hercule Poirot, #47) 3.57 avg rating β€” 5,310 ratings
93.
Affair
Affair 3.93 avg rating β€” 7,585 ratings
93.
Uppity Women of Medieval Times
Uppity Women of Medieval Times 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,044 ratings
95.
The Color of Water
The Color of Water 4.15 avg rating β€” 131,549 ratings
96.
Rapunzel
Rapunzel 4.18 avg rating β€” 17,302 ratings
97.
Moab Is My Washpot (Memoir, #1)
Moab Is My Washpot (Memoir, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 24,904 ratings
98.
A Certain Justice (Adam Dalgliesh, #10)
A Certain Justice (Adam Dalgliesh, #10) 3.95 avg rating β€” 11,787 ratings
99.
Road Rage (Inspector Wexford, #17)
Road Rage (Inspector Wexford, #17) 3.81 avg rating β€” 3,887 ratings
100.
One Step Behind (Wallander #7)
One Step Behind (Wallander #7) 4.11 avg rating β€” 22,023 ratings
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