,

Book covers showing persons not facing the reader but turning their backs. So what is being expressed here: A cold shoulder? Deceit? Loneliness? Shame? Guilt? Sexual allure? Or the exact opposite -- innocence and a complete absence of suspicion?
1

by
3.80 avg rating — 225,922 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
2

by
4.18 avg rating — 3,480,370 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
3

by
3.92 avg rating — 280,931 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
4

by
3.84 avg rating — 246,013 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
5

by
4.16 avg rating — 2,359,988 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
6

by
4.05 avg rating — 999,504 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
7

by
3.94 avg rating — 245,842 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
8

by
3.97 avg rating — 73,485 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
9

by
4.15 avg rating — 790,678 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
10

by
3.71 avg rating — 380,745 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
11

by
4.09 avg rating — 1,312,401 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
12

by
4.11 avg rating — 1,711,962 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
13

by
4.11 avg rating — 473 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
14

by
4.15 avg rating — 2,479,212 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
15

by
3.61 avg rating — 469,583 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
16

by
3.72 avg rating — 12,686 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
17

by
4.50 avg rating — 3,848,256 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
18

by
3.69 avg rating — 13,418 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
19

by
3.85 avg rating — 15,700 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
20

by
4.11 avg rating — 945,947 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
21

by
3.63 avg rating — 37,851 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
22

by
3.95 avg rating — 128,534 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
23

by
4.04 avg rating — 1,258,247 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
24

by
3.87 avg rating — 38,246 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
25

by
3.96 avg rating — 26,858 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
26

by
4.22 avg rating — 14,686 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
27

by
4.16 avg rating — 220,444 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
28

by
3.79 avg rating — 8,289 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
29

by
4.06 avg rating — 182,558 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
30

by
3.65 avg rating — 5,275 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
31

by
4.02 avg rating — 168,040 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
32

by
4.09 avg rating — 10,694 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
33

by
3.57 avg rating — 4,034 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
34

by
3.71 avg rating — 17,090 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
3.91 avg rating — 107,805 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
36

by
4.14 avg rating — 128,335 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
3.86 avg rating — 6,594 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
38

by
3.96 avg rating — 37,092 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
39

by
3.37 avg rating — 24,064 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
40

by
3.72 avg rating — 27,622 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
41

by
3.79 avg rating — 37,480 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
4.25 avg rating — 367,038 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
43

by
3.90 avg rating — 67 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
44

by
3.92 avg rating — 27,445 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
45

by
3.89 avg rating — 4,515 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
46

by
4.30 avg rating — 42,102 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
4.09 avg rating — 194,815 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
48

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 368,372 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
49

by
4.06 avg rating — 482,058 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
50

by
3.99 avg rating — 321,860 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
50

by
3.69 avg rating — 33,935 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
3.87 avg rating — 66,633 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
53

by
3.90 avg rating — 79,292 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
54

by
3.84 avg rating — 305,214 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
55

by
3.62 avg rating — 6,148 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
56

by
4.24 avg rating — 3,183,082 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
57

by
3.65 avg rating — 18,203 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
58

by
3.86 avg rating — 36,478 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
59

by
4.03 avg rating — 1,448,388 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
60

by
3.86 avg rating — 65,127 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
4.07 avg rating — 296,721 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
62

by
3.91 avg rating — 99,835 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
63

by
4.03 avg rating — 1,006,642 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
64

by
3.70 avg rating — 158,627 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
65

by
3.97 avg rating — 339,008 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
66

by
4.05 avg rating — 51,189 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
67

by
4.51 avg rating — 218,298 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
67

by
3.83 avg rating — 26,576 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
3.68 avg rating — 44,281 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
70

by
3.74 avg rating — 97,824 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
71

by
3.90 avg rating — 24,994 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
72

by
3.86 avg rating — 85,278 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
72

by
3.75 avg rating — 10,415 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
74

by
3.71 avg rating — 9,158 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
75

by
3.80 avg rating — 865 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
76

by
3.84 avg rating — 28,068 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
77

by
4.19 avg rating — 819,667 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
78

by
3.88 avg rating — 11,218 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
79

by
3.27 avg rating — 3,587 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
80

by
3.37 avg rating — 138,981 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
81

by
4.04 avg rating — 14,830 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
3.89 avg rating — 632,439 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
83

by
3.23 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
84

by
4.30 avg rating — 170,683 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
84

by
3.98 avg rating — 56,051 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
86

by
4.31 avg rating — 3,489,188 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
86

by
4.14 avg rating — 1,616 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
88

by
4.07 avg rating — 18,109 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.33 avg rating — 8,571 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.87 avg rating — 11,308 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
91

by
3.93 avg rating — 7,454 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
92

by
3.58 avg rating — 1,499 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
93

by
3.98 avg rating — 42,163 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
94

by
3.99 avg rating — 5,655 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
3.80 avg rating — 719,247 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
96

by
3.54 avg rating — 178,742 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
97

by
3.91 avg rating — 137,450 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
98

by
3.95 avg rating — 16,835 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
99

by
3.81 avg rating — 218,977 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
100

by
4.15 avg rating — 356,792 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
958 books · 222 voters · list created November 13th, 2009 by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (votes) .
16 likes · 
Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.


Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) 546 books
365 friends
Greyweather 2660 books
65 friends
Morgan 1419 books
1066 friends
Ashley 1604 books
43 friends
Lobstergirl 5882 books
157 friends
Ka 367 books
47 friends
Vicki 709 books
9 friends
Bettie 15685 books
19 friends

More voters…


Comments Showing 1-5 of 5 (5 new)

dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl I wonder how many books have that Caspar David Friedrich painting on the cover (the one that's on Sorrows of Young Werther) - that could probably fill its own list.


Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) Yes, I noticed that too ...

Thanks for going through all the lists I sent you lately, btw! I know it's been a lot ...


message 3: by Stacey (new)

Stacey D. Don't forget Nicole Mones' Lost in Translation, an amazing read about art and love in China. All Mones' novels are great, but this one is her best!


message 4: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten I'm loving this list! I just went through all of my books and voted for everything that fit the category. I voted for over 50 books and only one of them is among the top 100. There are obviously a lot of books like this! And I think Kim Harrison's Hollows series accounts for at least a quarter of them. ;P


message 5: by Steve (new)

Steve Gutin I noted this trend in book covers a little while ago. There's more being released every day. I blame it on The Alienist. All books want to be The Alienist. I am happy to learn that others have noticed this phenomenon as well.


back to top