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1	Rubinrot (Edelstein-Trilogie, #1) by Kerstin Gier 4.14 avg rating — 171,517 ratings score: 17,797, and 179 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	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 443,035 ratings score: 13,189, and 135 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	Momo by Michael Ende 4.34 avg rating — 96,342 ratings score: 13,003, and 133 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	Saphirblau (Edelstein-Trilogie, #2) by Kerstin Gier 4.19 avg rating — 124,945 ratings score: 11,334, and 115 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	The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 4.18 avg rating — 221,179 ratings score: 11,014, and 113 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	Smaragdgrün (Edelstein-Trilogie, #3) by Kerstin Gier 4.21 avg rating — 113,837 ratings score: 10,841, and 111 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	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.04 avg rating — 554,145 ratings score: 10,497, and 108 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	Faust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 3.83 avg rating — 86,103 ratings score: 7,577, and 78 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 City of Dreaming Books (Zamonia, #4) by Walter Moers 4.40 avg rating — 24,412 ratings score: 6,747, and 69 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	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.11 avg rating — 520,810 ratings score: 5,709, and 59 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 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Zamonia, #1) by Walter Moers 4.32 avg rating — 27,652 ratings score: 5,425, and 57 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	Krabat by Otfried Preußler 3.91 avg rating — 25,456 ratings score: 5,290, and 56 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	The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 3.79 avg rating — 231,658 ratings score: 5,071, and 54 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	Arcadia Awakens (Arcadia, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 5,425 ratings score: 4,421, and 46 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	The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 4.23 avg rating — 221,334 ratings score: 4,407, and 46 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	Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 3.89 avg rating — 43,374 ratings score: 4,368, and 47 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	Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse 4.13 avg rating — 215,709 ratings score: 4,275, and 46 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	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4.08 avg rating — 878,004 ratings score: 3,880, and 42 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 Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 3.69 avg rating — 155,359 ratings score: 3,782, and 40 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	Das erste Buch der Träume (Silber, #1) by Kerstin Gier 4.12 avg rating — 54,249 ratings score: 3,607, and 38 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	Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann 4.20 avg rating — 35,744 ratings score: 3,546, and 38 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	The Little Ghost by Otfried Preußler 4.22 avg rating — 7,377 ratings score: 3,523, and 38 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	Die kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler 4.22 avg rating — 12,028 ratings score: 3,519, and 40 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	Isola by Isabel Abedi 3.77 avg rating — 6,217 ratings score: 3,233, and 33 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	Die Fließende Königin (Merle-Trilogie, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 5,710 ratings score: 3,021, and 32 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	Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse 4.22 avg rating — 72,815 ratings score: 2,963, and 33 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
27	Faunblut by Nina Blazon 3.81 avg rating — 3,116 ratings score: 2,924, and 30 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	Whisper by Isabel Abedi 3.87 avg rating — 4,912 ratings score: 2,592, and 27 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	Death in Venice by Thomas Mann 3.68 avg rating — 68,713 ratings score: 2,592, and 29 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	Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (Hotzenplotz, #1) by Otfried Preußler 4.22 avg rating — 5,896 ratings score: 2,562, and 30 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 Swarm by Frank Schätzing 4.10 avg rating — 30,686 ratings score: 2,372, and 26 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	Der Kuss des Kjer by Lynn Raven 4.36 avg rating — 2,308 ratings score: 2,345, and 24 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	Der Sandmann by E.T.A. Hoffmann 3.56 avg rating — 27,880 ratings score: 2,213, and 24 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	Lucian by Isabel Abedi 3.81 avg rating — 6,037 ratings score: 2,210, and 24 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	The Tin Drum by Günter Grass 3.95 avg rating — 46,726 ratings score: 2,175, and 24 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	Der Schimmelreiter by Theodor Storm 3.38 avg rating — 9,829 ratings score: 2,143, and 23 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	Arcadia Burns (Arcadia, #2) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 2,915 ratings score: 2,069, and 22 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	The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht 3.88 avg rating — 14,463 ratings score: 2,045, and 23 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	Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner 3.98 avg rating — 12,026 ratings score: 2,039, and 23 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 Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann 4.13 avg rating — 61,744 ratings score: 1,964, and 22 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	Nathan der Weise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 3.31 avg rating — 19,488 ratings score: 1,893, and 22 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	Die Mitte der Welt by Andreas Steinhöfel 4.15 avg rating — 5,702 ratings score: 1,822, and 19 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
43	Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver by Michael Ende 4.26 avg rating — 9,370 ratings score: 1,782, 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
44	The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 4.10 avg rating — 42,458 ratings score: 1,761, and 20 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	Die Känguru-Chroniken (Die Känguru-Chroniken, #1) by Marc-Uwe Kling 4.33 avg rating — 19,273 ratings score: 1,724, 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
46	Die Wellenläufer (Wellenläufer-Trilogie, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,379 ratings score: 1,673, 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
47	Demian by Hermann Hesse 4.14 avg rating — 135,814 ratings score: 1,659, 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
48	Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane 3.28 avg rating — 16,351 ratings score: 1,630, 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
49	Tschick by Wolfgang Herrndorf 3.54 avg rating — 37,167 ratings score: 1,604, 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
50	Winnetou I by Karl May 4.19 avg rating — 5,772 ratings score: 1,578, and 19 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
51	Der Märchenerzähler by Antonia Michaelis 4.02 avg rating — 9,585 ratings score: 1,532, 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
52	Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht 3.62 avg rating — 22,759 ratings score: 1,477, 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
53	The Clown by Heinrich Böll 3.93 avg rating — 32,009 ratings score: 1,445, 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
54	The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll 3.70 avg rating — 18,496 ratings score: 1,410, 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
55	Nijura: Das Erbe der Elfenkrone by Jenny-Mai Nuyen 3.76 avg rating — 1,970 ratings score: 1,331, 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
56	Das fliegende Klassenzimmer by Erich Kästner 4.21 avg rating — 5,638 ratings score: 1,330, 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
57	Dschinnland (Die Sturmkönige, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,408 ratings score: 1,319, 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
58	Woyzeck by Georg Büchner 2.95 avg rating — 26,481 ratings score: 1,273, 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
59	Kirschroter Sommer (Kirschroter Sommer, #1) by Carina Bartsch 4.15 avg rating — 4,738 ratings score: 1,267, 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
60	Die Vermessung der Welt by Daniel Kehlmann 3.73 avg rating — 22,395 ratings score: 1,197, 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
61	Ruhm. Ein Roman in neun Geschichten by Daniel Kehlmann 3.49 avg rating — 8,019 ratings score: 1,144, and 12 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
62	Emilia Galotti by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 2.92 avg rating — 14,977 ratings score: 1,120, 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
63	Gut gegen Nordwind (Gut gegen Nordwind, #1) by Daniel Glattauer 3.85 avg rating — 30,867 ratings score: 1,102, 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
64	Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 3.68 avg rating — 13,787 ratings score: 1,087, and 12 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
65	Das doppelte Lottchen by Erich Kästner 4.14 avg rating — 11,878 ratings score: 1,086, 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
66	Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann 4.08 avg rating — 13,916 ratings score: 1,085, and 12 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	Totenbraut by Nina Blazon 3.66 avg rating — 1,363 ratings score: 1,062, and 12 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
68	Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich Schiller 3.06 avg rating — 13,151 ratings score: 1,054, 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
69	Die Therapie by Sebastian Fitzek (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 46,299 ratings score: 1,049, and 11 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	Ascheherz by Nina Blazon 3.88 avg rating — 1,128 ratings score: 1,030, and 11 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
71	The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 102,536 ratings score: 1,023, and 11 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
72	Three Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story, #1) by Leonie Swann 3.62 avg rating — 18,827 ratings score: 995, and 11 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	Herr Lehmann (Frank Lehmann #1) by Sven Regener 3.91 avg rating — 7,055 ratings score: 975, and 11 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
74	Mephisto by Klaus Mann 4.08 avg rating — 5,898 ratings score: 933, and 11 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
74	The Devil's Elixirs by E.T.A. Hoffmann 3.78 avg rating — 3,229 ratings score: 933, and 11 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
76	Chess Story by Stefan Zweig 4.27 avg rating — 173,283 ratings score: 929, and 10 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
77	Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin 3.84 avg rating — 11,293 ratings score: 921, and 11 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
78	Lycidas (Uralte Metropole, #1) by Christoph Marzi 3.85 avg rating — 1,487 ratings score: 870, 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
79	Mängelexemplar by Sarah Kuttner 3.58 avg rating — 4,092 ratings score: 858, 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
80	Der Kuss des Dämons (Dawn & Julien, #1) by Lynn Raven 3.65 avg rating — 1,835 ratings score: 854, 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
81	Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant 3.96 avg rating — 42,494 ratings score: 843, and 10 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	Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse 3.88 avg rating — 22,440 ratings score: 840, and 10 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
83	Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque 4.48 avg rating — 39,185 ratings score: 838, and 10 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
84	Seide und Schwert (Wolkenvolk-Trilogie, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 1,732 ratings score: 797, 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
85	Mieses Karma (Mieses Karma, #1) by David Safier (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 22,859 ratings score: 763, 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
86	Das Blut des Dämons (Dawn & Julien, #3) by Lynn Raven 4.06 avg rating — 799 ratings score: 751, and 8 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
87	The Nibelungenlied by Unknown 3.81 avg rating — 8,937 ratings score: 695, and 10 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
88	Die Wilden Hühner (Die Wilden Hühner, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 5,027 ratings score: 685, 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
89	Tonio Kröger by Thomas Mann 3.72 avg rating — 8,218 ratings score: 684, and 8 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
90	Elfenwinter (Die Elfen, #2) by Bernhard Hennen 4.14 avg rating — 2,355 ratings score: 681, and 7 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
91	Felidae (Felidae, #1) by Akif Pirinçci 3.91 avg rating — 3,073 ratings score: 680, and 8 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	Arc de Triomphe by Erich Maria Remarque 4.43 avg rating — 31,422 ratings score: 677, and 7 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
93	Nosferas (Die Erben der Nacht, #1) by Ulrike Schweikert 3.89 avg rating — 1,018 ratings score: 676, and 7 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
94	Cassandra by Christa Wolf 3.86 avg rating — 6,904 ratings score: 652, 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
95	Der kleine Wassermann by Otfried Preußler 4.07 avg rating — 3,119 ratings score: 608, 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
96	Group Portrait with Lady by Heinrich Böll 3.92 avg rating — 3,820 ratings score: 605, and 8 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	Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich Böll 3.93 avg rating — 4,914 ratings score: 597, and 8 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
98	Tales of Hoffmann by E.T.A. Hoffmann 4.02 avg rating — 2,311 ratings score: 594, and 8 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	Crabwalk: A Powerful Historical Family Saga of the Deadliest Maritime Disaster and Its Legacy by Günter Grass 3.48 avg rating — 4,163 ratings score: 580, and 8 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
100	Verbannt ans Ende der Welt (Abby Lynn, #1) by Rainer M. Schröder 4.29 avg rating — 879 ratings score: 564, 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

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606 books · 705 voters · list created April 8th, 2009 by Sonnenblume (votes) .

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message 1: by Sonnenblume (new)

Apr 08, 2009 10:09AM

Sarah Kuttner Daniel Kehlmann

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message 2: by inga (new)

Mar 02, 2011 06:36AM

Ich kann nicht glauben, dass Lynn Raven auf dieser Liste steht! Der Kuss des Dämons war so langweilig, dass ich nur bis mich zwingen musste,weiter zu lesen.

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message 3: by Martini (new)

May 25, 2011 02:36AM

Habe mal ein paar Klassiker und Weiteres ergänzt. Es geht ja wohl nicht an, dass Gier & Meyer vor Goethe, Schiller, Mann und Grass rangieren...

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message 4: by patricia (new)

Dec 08, 2011 03:58AM

Izzy wrote: "Ich kann nicht glauben, dass Lynn Raven auf dieser Liste steht! Der Kuss des Dämons war so langweilig, dass ich nur bis mich zwingen musste,weiter zu lesen."

naja, nur weil du es nicht mochtest, heißt es nicht das es sie NICHT auf der liste stehen muss. Gibt genügend Menschen die ihre Bücher mögen ;)

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message 5: by patricia (new)

Dec 08, 2011 03:58AM

Martini wrote: "Habe mal ein paar Klassiker und Weiteres ergänzt. Es geht ja wohl nicht an, dass Gier & Meyer vor Goethe, Schiller, Mann und Grass rangieren..."

bedenke die Zeit in der wir leben ;)

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message 6: by Sam (new)

May 31, 2012 12:39AM

Markus Zusak ist kein ~~deutscher~~ deutschsprachiger Autor... Mag die Liste insgesamt aber trrotzdem ;-)

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message 7: by Gecko (new)

Jun 24, 2012 11:24AM

Wenn es um Autoren geht wäre es eigentlich ratsam von jedem Autor auch nur ein Buch zur Wahl zu stellen...

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message 8: by sunsetsylvia (new)

Jul 08, 2012 12:04PM

Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl

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message 9: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 08, 2012 02:39PM

You add books to the list at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 10: by Des (new)

Nov 18, 2012 08:23AM

This is a corrupted list with a few goodreads authors having put their drivel on this list and then created several accounts to vote for themselves. Shame

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message 11: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 18, 2012 12:29PM

It's a common practice, unfortunately. It's also why I've put some books on the "Badly Behaving Authors" list ( http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/20... ), in the case of some bad persistent offenders.

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message 12: by Emma (new)

Dec 01, 2012 05:45AM

Danke schon fur diese Liste! Ich lerne Deutsch in meiner Schule und ich hoffe, dass mit diese Bucher ich mein Deutsch zu verbessern konnte.

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message 13: by Kat (new)

Jan 04, 2013 02:32PM

"This is a corrupted list with a few goodreads authors having put their drivel on this list and then created several accounts to vote for themselves. Shame"

Who? What makes you think that?

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message 14: by Paula (new)

Mar 28, 2013 08:10AM

Martini wrote: "Habe mal ein paar Klassiker und Weiteres ergänzt. Es geht ja wohl nicht an, dass Gier & Meyer vor Goethe, Schiller, Mann und Grass rangieren..."

DANKE!

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message 15: by Kat (new)

Apr 13, 2013 02:58PM

Wieso geht das nicht an? Weil Goethe und co. "besser" sind? Weil es "Klassiker" sind? Nur, weil es alt ist, ist es nicht besser und obwohl das sehr wichtige Romane und Erzählungen sind, aus der Zeit heraus betrachtet, heißt das doch nicht, dass es bessere Geschichten sind. "Alt" ist kein Garant für "gut" und "gehobene Literatur" ist auch kein Garant für "unterhaltsam" oder "lehrreich". Man muss sich nur mal die zeitgenössischen Reaktionen anschauen. Und das liegt nicht daran, dass Menschen zur Zeit der Aufklärung oder der Weimarer Republik alle unwissende Idioten waren. ;-)
Falls dir die Bücher gefallen haben, klar, vote sie hoch, warum nicht. Aber diese Überlegenheitshaltung, weil es ja "Klassiker" sind, muss echt nicht sein.

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message 16: by Kat (new)

Apr 13, 2013 03:00PM

inga wrote: "Ich kann nicht glauben, dass Lynn Raven auf dieser Liste steht! Der Kuss des Dämons war so langweilig, dass ich nur bis mich zwingen musste,weiter zu lesen."

Jeder hat halt einen anderen Geschmack. Und diese Listen spiegeln am Ende doch eh bloß wieder, was andere Leute mögen. Das Buch, das am meisten Leser mochten, steht halt oben, das hat doch nichts damit zu tun, was man persönlich mag. :)

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message 17: by Camilla P. (new)

Jun 19, 2013 12:57PM

Someone added "Little women", "The Hobbit" and "Frankenstein" to this list... I haven't looked through all the list but I've no doubt there are other mistakes like these. I think they should be removed as soon as possible.

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message 18: by Elentarri (new)

Sep 03, 2013 01:40AM

Camilla P. wrote: "Someone added "Little women", "The Hobbit" and "Frankenstein" to this list... I haven't looked through all the list but I've no doubt there are other mistakes like these. I think they should be rem..."

Agreed. There is C.S. Lewis on the list too. Last time I looked he was British? Not German?

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message 19: by Andrea (new)

Sep 27, 2013 04:18PM

Wer hat denn bitte Stephenie Meyer zu der Liste hinzugefügt?
Die ist weder eine deutsche, noch eine gute Autorin.

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message 20: by Eileen (new)

Nov 30, 2013 12:33AM

Andrea wrote: "Wer hat denn bitte Stephenie Meyer zu der Liste hinzugefügt?
Die ist weder eine deutsche, noch eine gute Autorin."

"seelen" ist um EINIGES besser als die twilight-reihe :D

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message 21: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Dec 13, 2013 03:18AM) (new)

Dec 13, 2013 02:39AM

Although he wrote in German, Max Frisch (currently on no. 56) is not German but Swiss, and as such should not be on this list as it says 'Best German Authors ever'. Same goes for Franz Kafka (currently no. 149), who wrote in German but was born in Prague, which at the time was part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. Robert Musil (currently no. 74) also wrote in German but he was Austrian.

Books by Chinua Achebe, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Shelley, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien have been removed for obvious reasons (being Nigerian, American and British). See also earlier comments by Camilla P. and Elentarri.

Please, when in doubt, do check the author's profile before you add books! (If an author was born elsewhere but later moved to Germany, then he/she can be added, of course)

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message 22: by Mrssupervisorrat (new)

Aug 10, 2014 08:31AM

Was hat Audrey Niffenegger auf der Liste zu suchen?

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message 23: by Luke (last edited Jan 30, 2016 11:06PM) (new)

Jan 30, 2016 10:41PM

Removing Kafka and Musil and Frisch for not being German in birth or change in citizenship despite writing in German (again), as well as Hermann Broch, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Stefan Zweig.

Alfred Döblin was born in Poland but is characterized as German in multiple places. He lived in Germany at one point but moved more permanently to France. Someone else can figure that out.

For future reference, Marlen Haushofer and Elfriede Jelinek are Austrians that never/have not moved to Germany, and both Herta Müller and Yōko Tawada live in Germany.

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message 24: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 03, 2016 12:50AM) (new)

Feb 03, 2016 12:45AM

Aubrey wrote: "Alfred Döblin was born in Poland .." I'm pretty sure Döblin wasn't born in Poland, because at the time of his birth Szczecin was German, not Polish. So even though Szczecin is part of Poland now, it wasn't when Döblin was born...

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message 25: by Aniya (new)

Jan 23, 2019 01:05AM

Katriona wrote: "Wieso geht das nicht an? Weil Goethe und co. "besser" sind? Weil es "Klassiker" sind? Nur, weil es alt ist, ist es nicht besser und obwohl das sehr wichtige Romane und Erzählungen sind, aus der Zei..."

Der Kommentar ist zwar schon einige Jahre alt, aber Ja! Ja, ja, ja! Danke!

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message 26: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 29, 2019 03:11AM) (new)

Apr 29, 2019 03:04AM

It says Best German Authors but Elfriede Jelinek (The Piano Teacher, #183) is Austrian, as far as I know. See also my earlier comment

Is this list meant for authors who write in German? The creator of this list hasn't been active on GR for quite a while now...

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message 27: by George P. (last edited Apr 16, 2021 03:42PM) (new)

Apr 16, 2021 03:30PM

I find it remarkable that there are nearly as many books with just one vote each (about 240) as there are books with multiple votes (about 285).
I voted for eleven books but for just one of them was I the sole reader to vote for it.

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message 28: by Karin (last edited Jan 06, 2026 03:44PM) (new)

Jan 06, 2026 03:42PM