Best Books of 1996

1.
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 — 2,673,929 ratings
2.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,950 ratings
3.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile 4.49 avg rating — 351,382 ratings
4.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,447 ratings
5.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,419 ratings
6.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,613 ratings
7.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,872 ratings
8.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,258 ratings
9.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,658 ratings
10.
It's a Magical World (Calvin and Hobbes, #11)
It's a Magical World (Calvin and Hobbes, #11) 4.73 avg rating — 28,933 ratings
11.
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 264,742 ratings
12.
We Were the Mulvaneys
We Were the Mulvaneys 3.75 avg rating — 104,198 ratings
13.
Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3)
Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 90,969 ratings
14.
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 228,854 ratings
14.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,279 ratings
16.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 3.86 avg rating — 565,735 ratings
17.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,809,212 ratings
18.
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 91,902 ratings
19.
Absolute Power
Absolute Power 4.20 avg rating — 112,150 ratings
20.
The Beach
The Beach 3.98 avg rating — 94,564 ratings
21.
A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7)
A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7) 4.07 avg rating — 181,309 ratings
22.
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier 4.23 avg rating — 66,333 ratings
23.
There's Treasure Everywhere (Calvin and Hobbes, #10)
There's Treasure Everywhere (Calvin and Hobbes, #10) 4.71 avg rating — 22,054 ratings
24.
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10) 4.43 avg rating — 19,527 ratings
25.
Desperation
Desperation 3.86 avg rating — 150,535 ratings
26.
The Runaway Jury
The Runaway Jury 4.03 avg rating — 312,177 ratings
27.
The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake
The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake 4.51 avg rating — 51,364 ratings
28.
Executive Orders (Jack Ryan, #8; Jack Ryan Universe #9)
Executive Orders (Jack Ryan, #8; Jack Ryan Universe #9) 4.12 avg rating — 52,985 ratings
29.
A History of Reading
A History of Reading 3.99 avg rating — 5,411 ratings
30.
Falling Up
Falling Up 4.36 avg rating — 156,729 ratings
31.
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
by: Anonymous
3.62 avg rating — 6,119 ratings
32.
Bellwether
Bellwether 3.93 avg rating — 13,559 ratings
33.
Fall on Your Knees
Fall on Your Knees 3.97 avg rating — 67,612 ratings
34.
Airframe
Airframe 3.74 avg rating — 88,074 ratings
35.
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama 3.50 avg rating — 9,835 ratings
36.
The Children of Henry VIII
The Children of Henry VIII 4.01 avg rating — 15,352 ratings
37.
Firestorm (Anna Pigeon, #4)
Firestorm (Anna Pigeon, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 10,211 ratings
38.
First King of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #0)
First King of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #0) 3.98 avg rating — 31,207 ratings
39.
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1)
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 22,971 ratings
40.
A Girl Named Disaster
A Girl Named Disaster 3.84 avg rating — 5,187 ratings
40.
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (Wayside School #3)
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (Wayside School #3) 4.22 avg rating — 22,770 ratings
42.
Contest
Contest really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,074 ratings
43.
Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, #3)
Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 82,948 ratings
44.
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus 3.97 avg rating — 15,494 ratings
45.
Indian Killer
Indian Killer 3.78 avg rating — 8,201 ratings
46.
The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605
The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 3.87 avg rating — 1,814 ratings
47.
The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #4)
The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 80,986 ratings
48.
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 37,080 ratings
49.
In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley, #8)
In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 14,032 ratings
50.
Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters
Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters 3.79 avg rating — 8,238 ratings
51.
Excession (Culture, #5)
Excession (Culture, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 33,413 ratings
52.
Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)
Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 176,670 ratings
53.
Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust
Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust 3.72 avg rating — 5,064 ratings
54.
The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 37,674 ratings
55.
Winter Rose (Winter Rose, #1)
Winter Rose (Winter Rose, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,562 ratings
56.
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues 3.87 avg rating — 37,998 ratings
57.
The Rosewood Casket
The Rosewood Casket 4.04 avg rating — 3,918 ratings
58.
Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4) 3.78 avg rating — 112,527 ratings
59.
The Cove (FBI Thriller, #1)
The Cove (FBI Thriller, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,444 ratings
59.
The View from Saturday
The View from Saturday 3.76 avg rating — 46,425 ratings
61.
Hogfather
Hogfather 4.26 avg rating — 101,283 ratings
62.
Mount Dragon
Mount Dragon 3.96 avg rating — 18,069 ratings
63.
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 4.37 avg rating — 5,695 ratings
64.
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 106,946 ratings
65.
Sunset Express (Elvis Cole, #6)
Sunset Express (Elvis Cole, #6) 4.21 avg rating — 17,585 ratings
66.
Up Jumps the Devil (Deborah Knott Mystery, #4)
Up Jumps the Devil (Deborah Knott Mystery, #4) 4.02 avg rating — 2,892 ratings
67.
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1)
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,837 ratings
67.
Holding the Dream (Dream Trilogy, #2)
Holding the Dream (Dream Trilogy, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 25,196 ratings
69.
Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1)
Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 17,179 ratings
70.
Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2)
Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 32,254 ratings
71.
Servant of the Bones
Servant of the Bones
by: Anne Rice
3.76 avg rating — 31,153 ratings
72.
Chance (Spenser, #23)
Chance (Spenser, #23) 4.11 avg rating — 10,401 ratings
73.
Sex and the City
Sex and the City 3.39 avg rating — 57,831 ratings
74.
The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die (Gap, #5)
The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die (Gap, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 6,309 ratings
75.
Montana Sky
Montana Sky 4.11 avg rating — 51,137 ratings
76.
Last Orders
Last Orders 3.67 avg rating — 14,707 ratings
76.
Death: The Time of Your Life
Death: The Time of Your Life 4.23 avg rating — 13,571 ratings
78.
Archangel (Samaria, #1)
Archangel (Samaria, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 10,793 ratings
79.
Ship Fever: Stories
Ship Fever: Stories 4.04 avg rating — 4,301 ratings
80.
Holy Fire
Holy Fire 3.72 avg rating — 2,669 ratings
80.
Daring to Dream (Dream Trilogy, #1)
Daring to Dream (Dream Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 28,185 ratings
82.
Popcorn
Popcorn
by: Ben Elton
3.53 avg rating — 7,421 ratings
83.
Mischief
Mischief 3.90 avg rating — 6,983 ratings
83.
Pearls of Lutra (Redwall, #9)
Pearls of Lutra (Redwall, #9) 4.03 avg rating — 22,420 ratings
85.
Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
86.
Immortal in Death (In Death, #3)
Immortal in Death (In Death, #3)
by: J.D. Robb
4.28 avg rating — 60,348 ratings
87.
Primeval and Other Times
Primeval and Other Times 4.27 avg rating — 16,759 ratings
88.
The Fourth Estate
The Fourth Estate 3.82 avg rating — 15,418 ratings
89.
Paths to Otherwhere
Paths to Otherwhere 3.64 avg rating — 200 ratings
90.
The Summer of Black Widows
The Summer of Black Widows 4.23 avg rating — 500 ratings
90.
Born In Trilogy Collection (Born In, #1-3)
Born In Trilogy Collection (Born In, #1-3) 4.46 avg rating — 9,388 ratings
92.
Exile's Song (Darkover, #24)
Exile's Song (Darkover, #24) 4.05 avg rating — 2,769 ratings
92.
Diary of a Worm
Diary of a Worm 4.22 avg rating — 29,558 ratings
94.
The Keys to the Street
The Keys to the Street 3.68 avg rating — 2,141 ratings
95.
Dead Over Heels (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #5)
Dead Over Heels (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #5) 3.81 avg rating — 18,618 ratings
95.
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten 4.15 avg rating — 2,417 ratings
97.
The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1)
The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 7,982 ratings
98.
Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7)
Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7) 3.95 avg rating — 54,532 ratings
99.
The Third Twin
The Third Twin 3.82 avg rating — 39,662 ratings
100.
A Peanuts Halloween
A Peanuts Halloween 4.12 avg rating — 60 ratings
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