Synthia Hediger's votes on the list 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

Listopia > Synthia Hediger's votes on the list 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks (61 Books)

1	Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan 4.34 avg rating — 39,222 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Kane & Abel (Kane & Abel, #1) by Jeffrey Archer (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 130,394 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 108,425 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Something Will Change Me: Poems of Soul and Spirit by Don Hynes (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 1,139 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1) by Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 802,212 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 27,564 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Dog Walker: The Prequel (Dog Walker #0) by D.L. Maddox (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,260 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 35,351 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 3.94 avg rating — 319,129 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 3.97 avg rating — 105,203 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Iliad by Homer 3.93 avg rating — 504,681 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4.16 avg rating — 283,795 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, #3) by Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 103,482 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Forbidden Fruit by Diane L. Kowalyshyn (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 454 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 970,144 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Anthem by Ayn Rand 3.61 avg rating — 166,109 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 4.25 avg rating — 100,549 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 28,241 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) by Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 215,560 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens 4.09 avg rating — 31,227 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 74,242 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Sound of the Broken Wand by Tiki Black (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 468 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Death of an Officer by Mark Ellis (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 2,852 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	False Memory by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 48,593 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism by Ayn Rand 3.56 avg rating — 14,989 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) by John Steinbeck 4.06 avg rating — 152,765 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker 4.37 avg rating — 222,902 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Rose Madder by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 123,128 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 3.83 avg rating — 347,070 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #9) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 66,716 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (Literature Guide: Grades 4-8) by Scholastic Inc. 4.21 avg rating — 7,860 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 352,241 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	To be a Fae Guardian (Realm Chronicles, #2) by Tricia Copeland (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 632 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 2.98 avg rating — 30,559 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Debt of Bones (Sword of Truth, #0.5) by Terry Goodkind 3.88 avg rating — 31,643 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	A Caress of Twilight (Merry Gentry, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 42,475 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 4.34 avg rating — 610,690 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4.30 avg rating — 508,160 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 1,345,419 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 402,668 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Plum Spooky (Stephanie Plum, #14.5) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 50,365 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 498,680 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, #6) by Terry Goodkind 4.11 avg rating — 74,386 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 654,681 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Swan Lake Murders (Mary Wandwalker #4) by Susan Rowland (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 4,933 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) by John Updike 3.81 avg rating — 16,432 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson 3.79 avg rating — 12,211 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu 4.09 avg rating — 61,691 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	To Be a Fae Queen (Realm Chronicles, #1) by Tricia Copeland (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 1,281 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 277,151 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 99,627 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis 3.95 avg rating — 327,680 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio (Goodreads Author) (Author/Narrator) 4.10 avg rating — 66,551 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Brass Verdict (The Lincoln Lawyer, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #19) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 95,140 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 3.87 avg rating — 88,095 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 397,592 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 271,364 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 577,996 ratings Synthia rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau 3.77 avg rating — 203,158 ratings Synthia rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Picture of Dorian Gray: A Graphic Novel by Ian Edginton (Adaptor) 4.17 avg rating — 59,660 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13) by Sue Grafton 4.10 avg rating — 72,686 ratings Synthia rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars