Best Books of 1996

101.
Faithful Unto Death (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #5)
Faithful Unto Death (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #5) 3.92 avg rating β€” 2,140 ratings
102.
Drown
Drown 4.01 avg rating β€” 36,958 ratings
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Rent
Rent 4.16 avg rating β€” 11,270 ratings
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Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3)
Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3) 4.06 avg rating β€” 66,324 ratings
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Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing 4.12 avg rating β€” 393 ratings
106.
Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer
Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer 4.15 avg rating β€” 422 ratings
107.
Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6)
Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6) 4.20 avg rating β€” 60,032 ratings
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Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, #3)
Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, #3) 4.26 avg rating β€” 137,438 ratings
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The Atlas
The Atlas 3.89 avg rating β€” 876 ratings
110.
The Deep End of the Ocean (Cappadora Family, #1)
The Deep End of the Ocean (Cappadora Family, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 121,325 ratings
110.
Behind the Bedroom Wall
Behind the Bedroom Wall 3.98 avg rating β€” 4,257 ratings
110.
Medea
Medea 3.92 avg rating β€” 4,762 ratings
113.
The Regulators
The Regulators 3.72 avg rating β€” 89,427 ratings
115.
Voice of the Fire
Voice of the Fire 3.96 avg rating β€” 2,329 ratings
115.
Phule's Company (Phule's Company, #1)
Phule's Company (Phule's Company, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 10,120 ratings
115.
Ruined By Reading: A Life in Books
Ruined By Reading: A Life in Books 3.57 avg rating β€” 1,304 ratings
115.
Welcome to Temptation (Dempseys, #1)
Welcome to Temptation (Dempseys, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 33,917 ratings
119.
Idoru (Bridge, #2)
Idoru (Bridge, #2) 3.84 avg rating β€” 24,758 ratings
120.
Jihad vs. McWorld
Jihad vs. McWorld 3.57 avg rating β€” 1,353 ratings
120.
Rosemary Remembered (China Bayles, #4)
Rosemary Remembered (China Bayles, #4) 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,090 ratings
120.
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1)
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 11,663 ratings
123.
The Mouse on the Mile (The Green Mile, #2)
The Mouse on the Mile (The Green Mile, #2) 4.47 avg rating β€” 18,131 ratings
123.
Shakespeare's Theory of Drama
Shakespeare's Theory of Drama 2.75 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
126.
The Gates of November
The Gates of November 3.84 avg rating β€” 724 ratings
129.
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk 3.96 avg rating β€” 14,183 ratings
129.
Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City
Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City 4.12 avg rating β€” 10,422 ratings
129.
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 32,650 ratings
133.
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Fremont Jones, #1)
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Fremont Jones, #1) 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,348 ratings
133.
The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones 4.59 avg rating β€” 52,106 ratings
133.
The Spirit Level: Poems
The Spirit Level: Poems 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,241 ratings
133.
The Moorchild
The Moorchild 3.99 avg rating β€” 7,562 ratings
133.
Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3)
Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3) 4.05 avg rating β€” 34,234 ratings
133.
Anyone But You
Anyone But You 3.82 avg rating β€” 21,252 ratings
139.
White Smoke: A Novel of Papal Election
White Smoke: A Novel of Papal Election 3.98 avg rating β€” 856 ratings
139.
News of a Kidnapping
News of a Kidnapping 3.91 avg rating β€” 15,716 ratings
139.
Pillars of Salt
Pillars of Salt 3.80 avg rating β€” 698 ratings
142.
The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix (The Green Mile, #4)
The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix (The Green Mile, #4) 4.54 avg rating β€” 18,461 ratings
142.
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear 3.68 avg rating β€” 224 ratings
144.
Simple Jess (Tales from Marrying Stone, #2)
Simple Jess (Tales from Marrying Stone, #2) 4.09 avg rating β€” 3,921 ratings
145.
Coffey's Hands (The Green Mile, #3)
Coffey's Hands (The Green Mile, #3) 4.51 avg rating β€” 18,521 ratings
145.
Next of Kin
Next of Kin 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,583 ratings
145.
Making Waves
Making Waves 3.91 avg rating β€” 159 ratings
145.
Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces 3.92 avg rating β€” 17,135 ratings
145.
Last Words from Montmartre
Last Words from Montmartre 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,527 ratings
145.
Ten Little Dinosaurs
Ten Little Dinosaurs 3.82 avg rating β€” 431 ratings
145.
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1)
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1) 4.33 avg rating β€” 14,358 ratings
145.
The Realms of the Gods (Immortals, #4)
The Realms of the Gods (Immortals, #4) 4.32 avg rating β€” 57,426 ratings
156.
Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #5)
Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #5) 4.12 avg rating β€” 76,759 ratings
157.
Stephanie's Ponytail
Stephanie's Ponytail 4.28 avg rating β€” 4,178 ratings
160.
Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories
Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,641 ratings
160.
Total Control
Total Control 4.15 avg rating β€” 48,011 ratings
162.
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy 3.77 avg rating β€” 329,142 ratings
163.
Wharton: Four Novels
Wharton: Four Novels 4.08 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
164.
Heart Trouble (Callahan Garrity Mystery, #5)
Heart Trouble (Callahan Garrity Mystery, #5) 3.91 avg rating β€” 4,064 ratings
165.
The Heart of Devin MacKade (The MacKade Brothers, #3)
The Heart of Devin MacKade (The MacKade Brothers, #3) 4.19 avg rating β€” 12,653 ratings
166.
Shades of Twilight
Shades of Twilight 4.11 avg rating β€” 11,054 ratings
167.
Jack & Jill (Alex Cross, #3)
Jack & Jill (Alex Cross, #3) 4.01 avg rating β€” 87,488 ratings
168.
The Fallen Man (Leaphorn & Chee, #12)
The Fallen Man (Leaphorn & Chee, #12) 4.14 avg rating β€” 9,135 ratings
169.
My Dark Places
My Dark Places 3.84 avg rating β€” 7,444 ratings
170.
Mackenzie's Magic (Mackenzie Family, #3.5)
Mackenzie's Magic (Mackenzie Family, #3.5) 3.86 avg rating β€” 4,103 ratings
170.
Mackenzie's Pleasure (Mackenzie Family, #3)
Mackenzie's Pleasure (Mackenzie Family, #3) 4.14 avg rating β€” 6,557 ratings
172.
Sudden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #8)
Sudden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #8) 4.20 avg rating β€” 24,255 ratings
172.
Absolutely, Positively
Absolutely, Positively 3.99 avg rating β€” 5,605 ratings
175.
M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13)
M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13) 4.10 avg rating β€” 72,270 ratings
176.
The Fall of Shane MacKade (The MacKade Brothers, #4)
The Fall of Shane MacKade (The MacKade Brothers, #4) 4.16 avg rating β€” 12,274 ratings
178.
The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6)
The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6) 4.04 avg rating β€” 27,868 ratings
179.
Gibbon's Decline and Fall
Gibbon's Decline and Fall 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,194 ratings
180.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer (Mrs. Pollifax, #12)
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer (Mrs. Pollifax, #12) 3.95 avg rating β€” 4,233 ratings
181.
Exit the Milkman (Peter Shandy, #10)
Exit the Milkman (Peter Shandy, #10) 3.95 avg rating β€” 878 ratings
182.
NOT A BOOK
NOT A BOOK 2.96 avg rating β€” 1,393 ratings
182.
The 37th Mandala
The 37th Mandala 3.35 avg rating β€” 338 ratings
182.
A Spell for the Fulfillment of Desire
A Spell for the Fulfillment of Desire
by: Don Webb
3.91 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
182.
The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey
The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey 3.68 avg rating β€” 124 ratings
182.
The Waterborn (Children of the Changeling, #1)
The Waterborn (Children of the Changeling, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,252 ratings
182.
Hon gΓ₯r genom tavlan, ut ur bilden
Hon gΓ₯r genom tavlan, ut ur bilden 3.75 avg rating β€” 743 ratings
182.
Vogel
Vogel 3.66 avg rating β€” 225 ratings
182.
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline 4.21 avg rating β€” 22,038 ratings
182.
Trail of Secrets
Trail of Secrets 3.92 avg rating β€” 1,033 ratings
182.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 4.29 avg rating β€” 78,415 ratings
195.
FΓΌhrer-Ex: Memoirs of a Former Neo-Nazi
FΓΌhrer-Ex: Memoirs of a Former Neo-Nazi 3.87 avg rating β€” 184 ratings
195.
Charmed
Charmed 4.02 avg rating β€” 171 ratings
195.
Zel
Zel 3.61 avg rating β€” 7,102 ratings
195.
Den tionde sΓ₯nggudinnan
Den tionde sΓ₯nggudinnan 4.01 avg rating β€” 74 ratings
195.
Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti, #5)
Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti, #5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 16,971 ratings
195.
So Forth: Poems
So Forth: Poems 4.08 avg rating β€” 188 ratings