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This list is devoted to books from the top 5 lists on goodreads - on their first five pages - so from 1 to 500, that have less than 80,000 ratings.

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80,000 to 89,999, 90,000 to 99,999, 100,000 to 149,999, 150,000 to 199,999,
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1	The Polymorph by Max Nowaz (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 21,809 ratings score: 1,986, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3) by Alastair Reynolds 4.28 avg rating — 4,445 ratings score: 1,690, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Folded Sky (White Space, #3) by Elizabeth Bear (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,327 ratings score: 1,670, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 10,715 ratings score: 1,596, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1) by Bethany Jacobs (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 6,203 ratings score: 1,583, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 13,109 ratings score: 1,577, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart by Tim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 12,214 ratings score: 1,498, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	War Bodies (Polity Universe, #1.5) by Neal Asher (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,670 ratings score: 1,494, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 41,065 ratings score: 1,476, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) by L.M. Sagas (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 4,284 ratings score: 1,475, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown 3.57 avg rating — 5,795 ratings score: 1,411, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 22,456 ratings score: 1,403, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 35,494 ratings score: 1,335, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Translation State by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 17,959 ratings score: 1,322, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 12,793 ratings score: 1,253, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 12,780 ratings score: 1,237, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 20,712 ratings score: 1,236, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Exordia by Seth Dickinson (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 2,689 ratings score: 1,233, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 9,532 ratings score: 1,209, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Chasing the Devil: The Search for Africa's Fighting Spirit by Tim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,987 ratings score: 1,195, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War by Tim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 4,121 ratings score: 796, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Without Empathy: Irony and the Satirical Impulse in Eight Major Filmmakers by Mk Raghavendra 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 507, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	All Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot 4.35 avg rating — 15,832 ratings score: 386, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States by Founding Fathers 4.44 avg rating — 27,668 ratings score: 334, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Magus by John Fowles 4.05 avg rating — 65,066 ratings score: 264, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Complete Works by William Shakespeare 4.48 avg rating — 57,866 ratings score: 255, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo 4.53 avg rating — 23,195 ratings score: 255, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson 4.81 avg rating — 42,456 ratings score: 254, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Light in August by William Faulkner 3.94 avg rating — 67,505 ratings score: 254, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 4.06 avg rating — 56,117 ratings score: 209, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) by Herman Wouk 4.38 avg rating — 59,956 ratings score: 208, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: Bloom's Guides by Harold Bloom (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 7,917 ratings score: 199, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 56,784 ratings score: 194, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Shadowland (The Mediator, #1) by Jenny Carroll 4.04 avg rating — 71,545 ratings score: 191, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause 3.80 avg rating — 44,160 ratings score: 189, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	All-American Girl (All-American Girl, #1) by Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 70,640 ratings score: 186, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1) by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 70,274 ratings score: 180, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Fairest by Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 69,388 ratings score: 179, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) by Frank Beddor (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 47,140 ratings score: 177, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Chain Between Worlds (The Lost Artefacts #1) by Johnathon Nicolaou (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 1,286 ratings score: 168, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr by Reduced Shakespeare Company 4.43 avg rating — 9,888 ratings score: 166, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 3.93 avg rating — 80,368 ratings score: 165, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Common Sense by Thomas Paine 4.01 avg rating — 40,415 ratings score: 165, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot 4.11 avg rating — 60,181 ratings score: 164, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.19 avg rating — 78,811 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Life Application Study Bible: NIV by Anonymous 4.65 avg rating — 24,150 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby 3.98 avg rating — 78,510 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth by William Shakespeare 4.42 avg rating — 18,180 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom) by Founding Fathers 4.52 avg rating — 27,199 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Being and Time by Martin Heidegger 4.05 avg rating — 28,323 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell 4.26 avg rating — 54,261 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 4.30 avg rating — 55,194 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton 4.10 avg rating — 42,440 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves 4.24 avg rating — 74,238 ratings score: 143, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo 4.21 avg rating — 49,866 ratings score: 143, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Forever... by Judy Blume (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 68,334 ratings score: 143, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons 3.88 avg rating — 55,846 ratings score: 143, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	القرآن الكريم by الله 4.38 avg rating — 73,418 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost 4.40 avg rating — 11,350 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Complete Novels by Jane Austen 4.57 avg rating — 34,130 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson 3.69 avg rating — 36,314 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Papillon by Henri Charrière 4.23 avg rating — 76,755 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham 4.16 avg rating — 62,414 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis 4.01 avg rating — 71,508 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Luxe (Luxe, #1) by Anna Godbersen 3.65 avg rating — 74,495 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Warrior Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #1) by Cinda Williams Chima (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 55,317 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Houdini Heart by Ki Longfellow (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 5,456 ratings score: 139, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Tolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.32 avg rating — 4,966 ratings score: 139, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler 4.12 avg rating — 34,509 ratings score: 139, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	زندگی مه آلود پریا by سید مرتضی مصطفوی (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 1,033 ratings score: 138, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3) by L.J. Smith 4.06 avg rating — 66,761 ratings score: 138, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin 4.11 avg rating — 70,058 ratings score: 138, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	To Live and Drink in L.A. by Ben Peller (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 468 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	گم شده ای در مه by سید مرتضی مصطفوی (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 715 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Vampire Kisses (Vampire Kisses, #1) by Ellen Schreiber 3.75 avg rating — 54,264 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon 4.02 avg rating — 49,315 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil 4.18 avg rating — 7,532 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Tin Drum by Günter Grass 3.95 avg rating — 47,196 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 4.10 avg rating — 43,172 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline 4.18 avg rating — 48,939 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 4.16 avg rating — 62,812 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Flow Down Like Silver by Ki Longfellow (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 4,516 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco 3.91 avg rating — 75,724 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner 3.99 avg rating — 48,704 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell 4.12 avg rating — 45,770 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren 4.09 avg rating — 67,267 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Foundation / Foundation and Empire / Second Foundation / The Stars, Like Dust / The Naked Sun / I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 4.40 avg rating — 5,605 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.16 avg rating — 50,607 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir 4.18 avg rating — 48,418 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham 4.19 avg rating — 55,004 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 4.09 avg rating — 49,040 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 4,782 ratings score: 135, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad 3.52 avg rating — 18,391 ratings score: 135, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) by Henry Miller 3.65 avg rating — 79,030 ratings score: 135, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse 4.22 avg rating — 74,541 ratings score: 135, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald 3.95 avg rating — 44,239 ratings score: 135, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 3.87 avg rating — 79,225 ratings score: 134, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Addiction Manifesto by Jerry Weaver 4.73 avg rating — 1,274 ratings score: 134, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Swann’s Way (In Search of Lost Time, #1) by Marcel Proust 4.16 avg rating — 69,959 ratings score: 133, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression by Kathryn Krick 4.28 avg rating — 10,084 ratings score: 133, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jan 04, 2019 11:19PM

The Raven now has 80,000 ratings and has been removed from this list, and added to 80,000 ratings list

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Jan 05, 2019 10:50AM

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich now has 80,000 ratings and has been removed from this list, and added to 80,000 ratings list

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message 3: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 05, 2019 10:55AM

So it is interesting to me how a book gets on the first 5 pages of the most popular lists on goodreads without a very large number of ratings. Clearly there are some patterns that explain some of these books - collections of well known works that are highly thought of like Shakespeare, major religious books that people don't necessarily think to rank, major philosophy books for the same reason. Even slightly less popular very popular books like Sophie's Choice.

I'm more interested in hearing about those others books. So if you know the story behind say the books of Ki Longfellow or Tim Butcher, let me know what it is in this comment stream.

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message 4: by Mitchell (last edited Nov 03, 2019 02:52PM) (new)

Nov 03, 2019 02:49PM

The Art of Happiness and The Chosen and Stormbreaker and The Thief Lord and Ivanhoe and Old Yeller and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassnow have 80,000 ratings and have been removed from this list, and added to the 80,000 ratings list

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message 5: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 17, 2024 09:36PM

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West and The Gift of the Magi and Nausea and The Killer Angels and Doctor Zhivago and The House at Pooh Corner and The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories and The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson and The Power of One and Native Son and Infinite Jest and Holy Bible: New International Version and The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ and The Elements of Style and Dead Poets Society and The Epic of Gilgamesh and Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin now have more than 80,000 ratings and have been removed from this list

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message 6: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 31, 2025 02:53PM

Again I see standouts without any explanation that I can figure out - R D Ronald's The Elephant Tree and The Zombie Room

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message 7: by Mitchell (new)

Mar 11, 2026 08:18AM

There has been some recent odd voting on this and other lists that I watch. I'm fairly certain that the first 17 books on this list have been voted in a block and are probably all here in error as they were in the first list I cleaned up.

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message 8: by Mitchell (last edited Mar 15, 2026 07:41PM) (new)

Mar 15, 2026 06:44PM