Books That Make You Go "Hmm"

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,927 ratings
2.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,723 ratings
3.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,079 ratings
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,000 ratings
5.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,568 ratings
6.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,236 ratings
7.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,904 ratings
8.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,335 ratings
9.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,250 ratings
10.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,885 ratings
11.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,096 ratings
12.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,832 ratings
13.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,669 ratings
14.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,326 ratings
15.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,332,955 ratings
16.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,818 ratings
17.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,307 ratings
18.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,551 ratings
19.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating — 27,260 ratings
20.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,737 ratings
21.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,556 ratings
22.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,395 ratings
23.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,315 ratings
24.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,166 ratings
25.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,998 ratings
26.
Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet 4.28 avg rating — 113,833 ratings
27.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,058,990 ratings
28.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,819 ratings
29.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,970 ratings
30.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,008 ratings
31.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,908 ratings
32.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating — 1,482,962 ratings
33.
The Prophet
The Prophet 4.23 avg rating — 321,100 ratings
34.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,169 ratings
35.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,133 ratings
36.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,486 ratings
37.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,253 ratings
38.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,081 ratings
39.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,715,962 ratings
40.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating — 294,514 ratings
41.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,001 ratings
42.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,133 ratings
43.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,899 ratings
44.
The Plague
The Plague 4.02 avg rating — 300,309 ratings
45.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,627 ratings
46.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,586 ratings
47.
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 39,979 ratings
48.
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 60,003 ratings
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,653 ratings
50.
Dialogue With the Devil
Dialogue With the Devil 3.70 avg rating — 37 ratings
51.
Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist 4.15 avg rating — 21,056 ratings
52.
Father Forgive Us, for We Know Not What We Do
Father Forgive Us, for We Know Not What We Do 4.08 avg rating — 87 ratings
53.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,496 ratings
54.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 445,025 ratings
55.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,851 ratings
56.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,357 ratings
57.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 991,998 ratings
58.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,529 ratings
59.
The Castle
The Castle 3.92 avg rating — 71,982 ratings
60.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,747 ratings
61.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,184 ratings
62.
Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences
Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences 3.95 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
63.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,360 ratings
64.
The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)
The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10) 3.40 avg rating — 14,705 ratings
64.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge 3.86 avg rating — 65,072 ratings
66.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 324,964 ratings
67.
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 322,489 ratings
68.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,686 ratings
69.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,930 ratings
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Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 35,772 ratings
71.
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,832 ratings
72.
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1)
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 55,628 ratings
73.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,924 ratings
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FREEDOM: The End of the Human Condition
FREEDOM: The End of the Human Condition 3.66 avg rating — 388 ratings
75.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,225 ratings
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Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil 4.03 avg rating — 109,302 ratings
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Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey 3.96 avg rating — 235,150 ratings
78.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating — 220,188 ratings
79.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,520 ratings
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A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,347 ratings
81.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1-3)
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1-3) 3.81 avg rating — 15,465 ratings
82.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,879 ratings
82.
After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond
After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond 4.18 avg rating — 4,788 ratings
84.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac 4.06 avg rating — 89,310 ratings
85.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,672 ratings
86.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,797 ratings
87.
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3.83 avg rating — 26,594 ratings
88.
I, Robot
I, Robot 4.21 avg rating — 369,892 ratings
89.
The Children's Blizzard
The Children's Blizzard 3.89 avg rating — 12,892 ratings
90.
The Sneetches and Other Stories
The Sneetches and Other Stories
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 65,794 ratings
91.
Something Wicked This Way Comes and a Sound of Thunder
Something Wicked This Way Comes and a Sound of Thunder 3.99 avg rating — 687 ratings
92.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,141 ratings
93.
[sic]
[sic] 3.88 avg rating — 351 ratings
94.
The Noble Edge: Reclaiming an Ethical World One Choice at a Time
The Noble Edge: Reclaiming an Ethical World One Choice at a Time 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings
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WHY GOD SLEEPS WHEN WE WAKE-UP
WHY GOD SLEEPS WHEN WE WAKE-UP it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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THE EGO PILL: Why Self-Importance Nourishes US, Only to Devour Us Later
THE EGO PILL: Why Self-Importance Nourishes US, Only to Devour Us Later it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings 4.44 avg rating — 33,252 ratings
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,429 ratings
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The Wall
The Wall 4.06 avg rating — 27,289 ratings
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Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,715 ratings
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