Books I Suggested My Adult Children Read (along with everybody else!)

1.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,345,817 ratings
2.
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2)
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) 4.35 avg rating β€” 155,359 ratings
3.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,633,081 ratings
4.
Holy Bible: The New King James Version
Holy Bible: The New King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.41 avg rating β€” 8,020 ratings
5.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,538,273 ratings
6.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,258,009 ratings
7.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating β€” 1,238,747 ratings
8.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating β€” 5,580,542 ratings
9.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 176,372 ratings
10.
The Godfather
The Godfather 4.40 avg rating β€” 452,887 ratings
11.
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,031,546 ratings
12.
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 3.87 avg rating β€” 16,303 ratings
13.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating β€” 1,156,623 ratings
13.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,969,969 ratings
15.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating β€” 475,395 ratings
16.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating β€” 832,404 ratings
17.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating β€” 697,761 ratings
17.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating β€” 90,453 ratings
19.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating β€” 43,235 ratings
20.
The Power of Positive Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking 4.13 avg rating β€” 124,982 ratings
20.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating β€” 361,066 ratings
22.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating β€” 222,341 ratings
23.
Very Good, Jeeves! (Jeeves #4)
Very Good, Jeeves! (Jeeves #4) 4.30 avg rating β€” 13,433 ratings
24.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating β€” 215,608 ratings
25.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,718,821 ratings
26.
White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating β€” 201,605 ratings
26.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,259,767 ratings
28.
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by: Pat Frank
4.09 avg rating β€” 47,859 ratings
29.
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 4.12 avg rating β€” 9,480 ratings
30.
Sh*t My Dad Says
Sh*t My Dad Says 3.98 avg rating β€” 159,572 ratings
31.
Go the Fuck to Sleep
Go the Fuck to Sleep 4.28 avg rating β€” 89,608 ratings
32.
Study Bible: NIV
Study Bible: NIV
by: Anonymous
4.70 avg rating β€” 7,654 ratings
33.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating β€” 433,101 ratings
34.
I, Robot
I, Robot 4.21 avg rating β€” 369,894 ratings
34.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 9,594,400 ratings
36.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating β€” 560,857 ratings
37.
Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London 4.09 avg rating β€” 97,503 ratings
37.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating β€” 228,881 ratings
39.
Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3)
Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) 4.25 avg rating β€” 95,926 ratings
40.
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) 3.74 avg rating β€” 1,948,345 ratings
41.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (The Twilight Saga, #3.5)
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (The Twilight Saga, #3.5) 3.52 avg rating β€” 237,640 ratings
42.
The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves, #2)
The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves, #2) 4.20 avg rating β€” 29,536 ratings
43.
The Long Ships
The Long Ships 4.27 avg rating β€” 12,190 ratings
43.
A Stillness of Chimes
A Stillness of Chimes 3.91 avg rating β€” 246 ratings
45.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating β€” 23,500 ratings
45.
Save My Place
Save My Place 3.88 avg rating β€” 50 ratings
45.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.08 avg rating β€” 85,822 ratings
45.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Travels with Charley: In Search of America 4.08 avg rating β€” 103,296 ratings
49.
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence 4.19 avg rating β€” 21,187 ratings
49.
Fatal Act (DI Geraldine Steel, #6)
Fatal Act (DI Geraldine Steel, #6) 4.03 avg rating β€” 743 ratings
49.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption 4.39 avg rating β€” 989,184 ratings
52.
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart 3.34 avg rating β€” 18,259 ratings
52.
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 94,193 ratings
54.
The After House
The After House 3.83 avg rating β€” 727 ratings
54.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating β€” 73,987 ratings
54.
Before I Die
Before I Die 3.97 avg rating β€” 295 ratings
57.
Halloween II (Halloween, #2)
Halloween II (Halloween, #2) 3.84 avg rating β€” 503 ratings
57.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) 3.61 avg rating β€” 2,078,041 ratings
57.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 215,719 ratings
57.
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry & Tales
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry & Tales 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,887 ratings
57.
Bernie and the Putty (The Universe Builders, #1)
Bernie and the Putty (The Universe Builders, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 746 ratings
57.
I Am Maru
I Am Maru
by: Mugumogu
4.11 avg rating β€” 1,151 ratings
63.
The Blackstone Chronicles
The Blackstone Chronicles
by: John Saul
4.12 avg rating β€” 5,627 ratings
63.
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight #1
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight #1 4.45 avg rating β€” 36,772 ratings
63.
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy (Arthurian Saga, #1-3)
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy (Arthurian Saga, #1-3) 4.41 avg rating β€” 4,929 ratings
63.
Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office 3.87 avg rating β€” 50,723 ratings
67.
Mirror to America
Mirror to America 4.21 avg rating β€” 283 ratings
67.
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils 3.60 avg rating β€” 15,640 ratings
67.
The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3)
The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3) 4.39 avg rating β€” 14,165 ratings
67.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,481 ratings
71.
Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63
Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63 4.36 avg rating β€” 9,962 ratings
71.
Easily Amused
Easily Amused 3.61 avg rating β€” 8,940 ratings
71.
Written in Red (The Others, #1)
Written in Red (The Others, #1) 4.25 avg rating β€” 63,876 ratings
71.
The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating β€” 52,463 ratings
75.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 165,228 ratings
75.
Afternoon of an Autocrat
Afternoon of an Autocrat 4.08 avg rating β€” 228 ratings
75.
The Garden of Burning Sand
The Garden of Burning Sand 4.06 avg rating β€” 3,584 ratings
75.
The Round House
The Round House 3.98 avg rating β€” 122,361 ratings
75.
The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
The Notebooks of Lazarus Long 4.08 avg rating β€” 3,769 ratings
80.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating β€” 286,562 ratings
80.
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned 4.18 avg rating β€” 4,426 ratings
80.
The House on the Cliff (Jessica Mayhew, #1)
The House on the Cliff (Jessica Mayhew, #1) 2.89 avg rating β€” 696 ratings
80.
Plain Truth
Plain Truth really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 192,104 ratings
80.
Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1)
Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 71,432 ratings
85.
Good Behavior (Dortmunder, #6)
Good Behavior (Dortmunder, #6) 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,563 ratings
85.
Summer Crossing
Summer Crossing 3.41 avg rating β€” 11,170 ratings
85.
Night Chill (Night Chill, #1)
Night Chill (Night Chill, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,627 ratings
85.
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain 3.97 avg rating β€” 226 ratings
89.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 3.89 avg rating β€” 274,956 ratings
89.
Heartbeat
Heartbeat 3.65 avg rating β€” 3,491 ratings
89.
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€” 1,154,020 ratings
92.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 348,965 ratings
92.
A Christmas Memory
A Christmas Memory 4.24 avg rating β€” 17,527 ratings
92.
The Book of Someday
The Book of Someday 3.60 avg rating β€” 1,535 ratings
92.
The Silenced
The Silenced 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,061 ratings
96.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating β€” 710,348 ratings
96.
The Edge of Normal (Reeve LeClaire, #1)
The Edge of Normal (Reeve LeClaire, #1) 3.72 avg rating β€” 3,616 ratings
96.
The Season of Passage
The Season of Passage 4.15 avg rating β€” 3,581 ratings
99.
The Wordy Shipmates
The Wordy Shipmates 3.68 avg rating β€” 23,889 ratings
99.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating β€” 787,042 ratings
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