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1	The Chosen (Reuven Malter, #1) by Chaim Potok 4.08 avg rating — 99,827 ratings score: 4,880, and 51 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	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,960,309 ratings score: 4,135, and 44 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 Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 4.19 avg rating — 216,088 ratings score: 3,500, and 37 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	My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok 4.24 avg rating — 44,047 ratings score: 2,978, and 31 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 Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 641,083 ratings score: 2,816, 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
6	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 634,400 ratings score: 2,568, 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
7	People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 159,527 ratings score: 2,539, 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
8	Exodus by Leon Uris 4.34 avg rating — 101,852 ratings score: 2,295, 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
9	Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 185,025 ratings score: 2,214, 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
10	Sophie’s Choice by William Styron 4.17 avg rating — 95,364 ratings score: 2,151, 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
11	Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 3.87 avg rating — 27,171 ratings score: 1,928, 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
12	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.93 avg rating — 6,099,697 ratings score: 1,754, 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
13	The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 3.72 avg rating — 81,600 ratings score: 1,723, 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
14	Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally 4.34 avg rating — 167,241 ratings score: 1,639, 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
15	A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz 4.23 avg rating — 13,168 ratings score: 1,613, 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
16	The Promise (Reuven Malter, #2) by Chaim Potok 4.19 avg rating — 14,392 ratings score: 1,569, 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
17	Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky 3.86 avg rating — 79,188 ratings score: 1,543, 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
18	The Fixer by Bernard Malamud 3.99 avg rating — 12,170 ratings score: 1,487, 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
19	Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth 3.70 avg rating — 75,425 ratings score: 1,413, 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
20	American Gods (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,002,125 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
21	Call It Sleep by Henry Roth 3.80 avg rating — 9,101 ratings score: 1,352, 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
22	Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 3,166 ratings score: 1,348, 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
22	Herzog by Saul Bellow 3.75 avg rating — 23,289 ratings score: 1,348, 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
24	The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 133,330 ratings score: 1,242, 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
25	Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 500,959 ratings score: 1,192, 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
26	The History of Love by Nicole Krauss 3.92 avg rating — 142,444 ratings score: 1,105, 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
27	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 901,292 ratings score: 1,103, 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
28	The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 3.77 avg rating — 206,546 ratings score: 1,097, 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
29	City of Thieves by David Benioff 4.30 avg rating — 174,185 ratings score: 1,030, 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
30	Mila 18 by Leon Uris 4.32 avg rating — 26,761 ratings score: 1,025, 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
31	Shosha by Isaac Bashevis Singer 3.98 avg rating — 3,068 ratings score: 1,004, 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
32	QB VII by Leon Uris 4.20 avg rating — 30,633 ratings score: 981, 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
33	The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler 3.73 avg rating — 9,458 ratings score: 980, 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
34	American Pastoral (The American Trilogy, #1) by Philip Roth 3.95 avg rating — 90,778 ratings score: 954, 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
35	Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer 4.13 avg rating — 2,480 ratings score: 943, 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
36	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 998,559 ratings score: 909, 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
37	Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories by Sholom Aleichem 4.18 avg rating — 1,547 ratings score: 899, 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
38	The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 3.98 avg rating — 108,665 ratings score: 879, 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
39	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.19 avg rating — 827,406 ratings score: 859, 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
40	The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 54,487 ratings score: 852, 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
41	The Brothers Ashkenazi by Israel J. Singer 4.35 avg rating — 1,792 ratings score: 811, 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
42	Neverwhere (London Below, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 567,784 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
43	From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 4.16 avg rating — 221,771 ratings score: 777, 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
44	The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Władysław Szpilman 4.26 avg rating — 81,381 ratings score: 776, 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
45	Ulysses by James Joyce 3.76 avg rating — 141,056 ratings score: 773, 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
46	If This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi 4.54 avg rating — 22,956 ratings score: 719, 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
47	Davita's Harp by Chaim Potok 4.04 avg rating — 6,702 ratings score: 714, 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
48	The Assistant by Bernard Malamud 3.90 avg rating — 11,360 ratings score: 712, 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
49	Yentl the Yeshiva Boy by Isaac Bashevis Singer 4.07 avg rating — 677 ratings score: 704, 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
50	We Love Anderson Cooper by R.L. Maizes (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 1,095 ratings score: 700, 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
51	The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok 4.19 avg rating — 8,699 ratings score: 696, 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
52	The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow 3.83 avg rating — 19,144 ratings score: 695, 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
53	Celestial Persuasion by Mirta Ines Trupp (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 680, 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
54	The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani 3.77 avg rating — 15,778 ratings score: 676, 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
55	The Plot Against America by Philip Roth 3.82 avg rating — 71,284 ratings score: 665, 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
56	The Blue Mountain by Meir Shalev 4.16 avg rating — 1,883 ratings score: 647, 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
57	Everyman by Philip Roth 3.63 avg rating — 21,951 ratings score: 622, 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
58	I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 3.98 avg rating — 118,228 ratings score: 602, 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
59	A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories (The Contract With God Trilogy #1) by Will Eisner 4.06 avg rating — 14,049 ratings score: 589, 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
60	Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels 3.92 avg rating — 17,608 ratings score: 587, 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
61	The Book of Lights by Chaim Potok 3.91 avg rating — 2,587 ratings score: 586, 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
62	Seize the Day by Saul Bellow 3.53 avg rating — 14,014 ratings score: 576, 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
63	Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 146,575 ratings score: 575, 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
64	Becoming Malka by Mirta Ines Trupp (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 559, 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
65	Solomon Gursky Was Here by Mordecai Richler 3.98 avg rating — 3,209 ratings score: 557, 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
66	The Slave by Isaac Bashevis Singer 4.22 avg rating — 4,295 ratings score: 554, 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
67	A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 15,215 ratings score: 548, 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
67	All Other Nights by Dara Horn 3.77 avg rating — 3,484 ratings score: 548, 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
69	Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (The Rabbi Small Mysteries, #1) by Harry Kemelman 3.88 avg rating — 8,861 ratings score: 546, 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
70	The Last of the Just by André Schwarz-Bart 4.24 avg rating — 1,457 ratings score: 539, 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
71	Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth 3.86 avg rating — 22,286 ratings score: 535, 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
72	Ivanhoe by Walter Scott 3.77 avg rating — 100,404 ratings score: 528, 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
73	The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) by John le Carré 4.09 avg rating — 132,986 ratings score: 526, 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
74	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.99 avg rating — 509,789 ratings score: 524, 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
75	Fear of Flying by Erica Jong 3.48 avg rating — 23,954 ratings score: 522, 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
76	The World to Come by Dara Horn 3.87 avg rating — 9,170 ratings score: 519, 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
77	Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 260,044 ratings score: 512, 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
78	The Golem by Gustav Meyrink 3.82 avg rating — 9,577 ratings score: 509, 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
79	Peace Like a River by Leif Enger 4.03 avg rating — 104,861 ratings score: 493, 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
79	Destiny by Design- Leah's Journey by Mirta Ines Trupp (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 493, 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
81	To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 3.81 avg rating — 223,812 ratings score: 490, 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
82	The Meyersons of Meryton by Mirta Ines Trupp (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 488, 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
83	Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 157,773 ratings score: 476, 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
84	Great House by Nicole Krauss 3.50 avg rating — 18,785 ratings score: 475, 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
85	A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr. 3.99 avg rating — 123,081 ratings score: 465, 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
86	Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer 3.94 avg rating — 921 ratings score: 459, 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
87	Joheved (Rashi’s Daughters #1) by Maggie Anton (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 3,914 ratings score: 458, 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
88	The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 3.78 avg rating — 507,812 ratings score: 455, 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
89	Dawn by Elie Wiesel 3.83 avg rating — 23,840 ratings score: 453, 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
90	Miriam (Rashi’s Daughters #2) by Maggie Anton (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,979 ratings score: 452, 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
91	For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander 3.93 avg rating — 3,183 ratings score: 450, 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
92	Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner 4.24 avg rating — 62,998 ratings score: 439, 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
93	The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein 3.79 avg rating — 2,284 ratings score: 438, 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
94	Joseph and His Brothers by Thomas Mann 4.43 avg rating — 2,291 ratings score: 425, 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
95	Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak 4.01 avg rating — 105,079 ratings score: 424, 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
96	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.60 avg rating — 276,605 ratings score: 419, 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
97	The Liberated Bride: A Brilliant Literary Comedy Where History, Marriage, and Arab-Israeli Lives Collide by A.B. Yehoshua 3.79 avg rating — 844 ratings score: 417, 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
98	The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears 3.76 avg rating — 4,581 ratings score: 415, 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
99	The Last Jew by Noah Gordon 4.17 avg rating — 11,081 ratings score: 409, 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
100	Exodus / Mila 18 / QB VII by Leon Uris 4.49 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 404, 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

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890 books · 316 voters · list created May 15th, 2009 by jo (votes) .

Tags: culture, ethnic, ethnicity, fiction, jewish, jews, judaism, yiddish

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message 1: by Hazel (new)

Jan 03, 2010 10:28AM

Some of these may be non-fiction books.

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message 2: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Nov 28, 2010 05:05AM

Some of these ARE nonfiction books ...

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message 3: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 28, 2010 09:20AM

There are Jews in Foundation?

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message 4: by jo (new)

Nov 28, 2010 09:27AM

maybe this list should be narrowed, yes? jews in american literature? jews in english-language literature? representations of judaism in american literature?

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message 5: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Nov 29, 2010 04:37AM

I think the list description you gave ("Novels about Jews") is actually as precise as need be -- this seems more like another case of people not actually paying attention to what a list is supposed to be about. (Besides, it strikes me that something like "Jews in American/British literature" would be even more of an invitation to include nonfiction -- if nonfiction it is that you want to exclude first and foremost ...)

Suggestion: Stick with the description that's in place and just get rid of the books that clearly are nonfiction?

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message 6: by jo (new)

Nov 29, 2010 04:44AM

wait, *i* started this list!!!!!!!! i had totally forgotten! seriously, when i wrote the comment about narrowing the target, i thought i was giving a suggestion to someone else! well, my powers concerning removal of books are zero, so i guess the list stays what it is.

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message 7: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Nov 29, 2010 11:37AM

There are several librarians who have contributed to this list (and we are allowed to remove books) -- if there are any books you would like to see deleted, just say the word.

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message 8: by jo (last edited Nov 29, 2010 03:17PM) (new)

Nov 29, 2010 03:17PM

oh, themis-athena, i don't want to have this power over people. there are non-fiction books and there are also collections of stories -- some folk tales. but if people want them there...

feel free to tidy up, though, if you want to! not on my initiative, though, i'm too wimpy for that! :) thank you for offering though!

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message 9: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Nov 30, 2010 05:29AM

Your list -- your call! :)

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message 10: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jan 27, 2013 06:24PM

Removed the Diary of Anne Frank.

Is To Kill a Mockingbird a novel about Jews? I'll admit it's been 2-3 years since I read it. If there's a Jewish character, I've definitely forgotten him or her.

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

Jan 27, 2013 08:53PM

I don't recall any; but it's been a while here, too.

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message 12: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jan 28, 2013 06:01AM

Perhaps one of the folks who voted for it can enlighten us? (I'm drawing a blank as well, but for me it's definitely been longer than 2-3 years since I read it.)

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message 13: by ``Laurie (new)

May 22, 2013 08:15PM

What's "Charlotte's Web" doing on the list?
Was Charlotte Jewish?

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message 14: by R (new)

Nov 08, 2013 08:44AM

No Leon Uris? No Michener?

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message 15: by R (new)

Nov 08, 2013 08:44AM

Aharon Appelfeld?

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message 16: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 08, 2013 08:45AM

You could add them. It's easy to add books to lists; at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 17: by Lobstergirl (new)

Nov 08, 2013 03:41PM

Is that new spam atop the list? Hmmm.

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message 18: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 09, 2013 09:35AM

Looks like it.

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message 19: by Lobstergirl (last edited Nov 04, 2014 09:42PM) (new)

Nov 04, 2014 09:40PM

There were Jews in Pride and Prejudice? And The Handmaid's Tale?

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message 20: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 02, 2015 08:01AM) (new)

Feb 02, 2015 07:57AM

Lobstergirl wrote: "There were Jews in Pride and Prejudice? And The Handmaid's Tale?"

Seems I'm not the only one wondering... and even if there were (I can't remember them), they must have been (very) minor characters and therefore the books won't count as "Books (fiction) about Jews". I'll remove both books.

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message 21: by jo (last edited Oct 15, 2015 06:52AM) (new)

Oct 15, 2015 06:51AM

Many people have voted for The Catcher in the Rye, but it is definitely not a novel ABOUT jews. it's about a wasp kid in trouble.

same for House of Mirth. not about jews at all. a prominent jews character, yes, but it's not what the book is about.

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message 22: by Lobstergirl (new)

Oct 15, 2015 03:08PM

Well jo since you are the list creator, you get to decide precisely what the list parameters are. If you don't want a novel with one prominent Jewish character to be on the list, I would suggest you add that to the list description. The same thing can be said of "The Great Gatsby" which has one major Jewish character.

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message 23: by Lobstergirl (new)

Oct 15, 2015 03:09PM

I haven't read "Catcher" since junior high so my memories are limited. If there are no Jews in it, why did 17 people vote for it?

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message 24: by Lobstergirl (new)

Oct 15, 2015 03:11PM

I removed Charlotte's Web.

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message 25: by Lobstergirl (new)

Oct 15, 2015 03:19PM

I removed 7 nonfiction works but didn't go through the whole list.

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message 26: by ``Laurie (new)

Oct 15, 2015 03:27PM

Lobstergirl wrote: "I removed Charlotte's Web."

Thank you. Perhaps the person that added CW thought the author E.B. White was jewish? Otherwise I don't understand how it made this list :D

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message 27: by Lobstergirl (new)

Oct 15, 2015 03:31PM

Was Wilbur Jewish?

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message 28: by ``Laurie (new)

Oct 15, 2015 03:39PM

HAHAHA!

I really doubt it but you never know...

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message 29: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 15, 2015 03:41PM

Snort.

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message 30: by jo (new)

Oct 15, 2015 05:36PM

Lobstergirl wrote: "I haven't read "Catcher" since junior high so my memories are limited. If there are no Jews in it, why did 17 people vote for it?"

holden talks about jews and maybe even one particular jew, but it's really not about jews. but you are right, i should make the list description clearer.

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message 31: by [deleted user] (new)

Jan 08, 2016 09:10PM

To kill a MOckingbird is still on a list...I read it few years ago, and it DOES NOT have any Jewish characters...

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message 32: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jan 08, 2016 09:14PM

Removed TKAM.

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message 33: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

Apr 26, 2018 08:25PM

Who was Jewish in Lonesome Dove? did I miss something?

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message 34: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 26, 2018 11:27PM) (new)

Apr 26, 2018 11:21PM

The description of this Listopia says 'fiction' ["Books (fiction) about Jews"] and The Diary of a Young Girl is not fictional, so I've removed it.

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message 35: by Lobstergirl (new)

Apr 26, 2018 11:57PM

Were there Jews in Angle of Repose? #95.

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message 36: by Guy (new)

Sep 17, 2018 11:09AM