Best Novels for Adults, Without Sequels, with a 4 Rating or Higher, and Having at Least 5000 Ratings

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Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating — 115,702 ratings
101.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 4.01 avg rating — 42,326 ratings
103.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,881 ratings
104.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,831 ratings
105.
The Woman from Tantoura: A Palestinian Novel
The Woman from Tantoura: A Palestinian Novel 4.36 avg rating — 28,594 ratings
105.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,856 ratings
107.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,465 ratings
107.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,356 ratings
109.
Phantom
Phantom
by: Susan Kay
4.33 avg rating — 12,942 ratings
109.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,886 ratings
109.
Vurt
Vurt
by: Jeff Noon
4.04 avg rating — 10,237 ratings
112.
Imperial Woman
Imperial Woman 4.09 avg rating — 9,082 ratings
112.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating — 275,078 ratings
112.
Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin 4.27 avg rating — 35,347 ratings
115.
Letters to the Lost
Letters to the Lost
by: Iona Grey
4.17 avg rating — 10,550 ratings
116.
Rebel Queen
Rebel Queen 4.05 avg rating — 11,838 ratings
116.
The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives 4.17 avg rating — 50,137 ratings
116.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating — 118,747 ratings
119.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.19 avg rating — 21,336 ratings
120.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,948 ratings
121.
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers 4.26 avg rating — 28,700 ratings
122.
The Gift of Rain
The Gift of Rain 4.28 avg rating — 17,827 ratings
123.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,489 ratings
123.
House of Suns
House of Suns 4.24 avg rating — 31,348 ratings
125.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 32,347 ratings
126.
I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,544 ratings
127.
The Dovekeepers
The Dovekeepers 4.07 avg rating — 79,267 ratings
127.
The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women 4.37 avg rating — 14,808 ratings
129.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 357,001 ratings
130.
Nefertiti
Nefertiti 4.09 avg rating — 40,489 ratings
131.
Heretic Queen
Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating — 26,345 ratings
132.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,536 ratings
133.
Lady of the English
Lady of the English 4.05 avg rating — 6,535 ratings
134.
Augustus
Augustus 4.25 avg rating — 18,607 ratings
135.
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea 4.23 avg rating — 8,148 ratings
136.
The Waves
The Waves 4.14 avg rating — 51,053 ratings
136.
The White Guard
The White Guard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15,740 ratings
138.
Samarkand
Samarkand 4.24 avg rating — 30,678 ratings
139.
Dom Casmurro
Dom Casmurro 4.32 avg rating — 36,384 ratings
140.
Hunting and Gathering
Hunting and Gathering 4.12 avg rating — 23,659 ratings
141.
Birds Without Wings
Birds Without Wings 4.16 avg rating — 15,941 ratings
141.
Cane River
Cane River 4.08 avg rating — 50,067 ratings
143.
What a Carve Up! (The Winshaw Legacy, #1)
What a Carve Up! (The Winshaw Legacy, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 12,757 ratings
144.
The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever 4.46 avg rating — 42,218 ratings
145.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,553 ratings
146.
Indian Horse
Indian Horse 4.41 avg rating — 33,167 ratings
147.
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 83,110 ratings
148.
NOS4A2
NOS4A2
by: Joe Hill
4.08 avg rating — 139,873 ratings
149.
Iron House
Iron House
by: John Hart
4.09 avg rating — 17,626 ratings
149.
The Invisible Bridge
The Invisible Bridge 4.18 avg rating — 53,715 ratings
151.
Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner 4.07 avg rating — 71,179 ratings
151.
Barney's Version
Barney's Version 4.17 avg rating — 13,342 ratings
153.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating — 77,526 ratings
154.
Call Me by Your Name (Call Me by Your Name, #1)
Call Me by Your Name (Call Me by Your Name, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 572,021 ratings
155.
The Alienist
The Alienist 4.10 avg rating — 18,804 ratings
156.
The Time in Between
The Time in Between 4.20 avg rating — 49,554 ratings
157.
Caucasia
Caucasia 4.08 avg rating — 10,080 ratings
158.
Stone Butch Blues
Stone Butch Blues 4.53 avg rating — 34,591 ratings
159.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,075 ratings
159.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,757 ratings
161.
Those Who Save Us
Those Who Save Us 4.11 avg rating — 102,912 ratings
162.
Honolulu
Honolulu 4.08 avg rating — 25,161 ratings
163.
Russka
Russka 4.03 avg rating — 14,927 ratings
164.
When the Moon is Low
When the Moon is Low 4.12 avg rating — 16,632 ratings
165.
The Last Boleyn
The Last Boleyn 4.06 avg rating — 10,793 ratings
166.
Mason & Dixon
Mason & Dixon 4.13 avg rating — 12,152 ratings
167.
The Blue Bistro
The Blue Bistro 3.97 avg rating — 71,323 ratings
168.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating — 524,897 ratings
169.
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter 3.97 avg rating — 6,229 ratings
170.
The Custom of the Country
The Custom of the Country 4.06 avg rating — 15,423 ratings
171.
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind 4.13 avg rating — 134,375 ratings
172.
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel 4.03 avg rating — 14,477 ratings
173.
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground 4.17 avg rating — 209,274 ratings
174.
The Toughest Indian in the World
The Toughest Indian in the World 4.08 avg rating — 7,053 ratings
175.
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories 4.25 avg rating — 7,260 ratings
176.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 48,601 ratings
177.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,705 ratings
178.
I Am Watching You
I Am Watching You 3.96 avg rating — 180,570 ratings
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