4.27 avg rating — 945,435 ratings

"first book my wife and i read together. (+ movie)"

3.68 avg rating — 330,132 ratings

"read over a weekend with ocean wave CD playing. (+ movies)"

4.29 avg rating — 1,847 ratings

"first serious book we read together - before television. (+ movie)"

3.86 avg rating — 77,857 ratings

"a top 10 book. (+ movie)"

4.29 avg rating — 8,640 ratings

"hilarious. reread it almost immediately. this is just a start of terrific books by Gary Paulsen. Next stop : Hatchet (+ it NEEDS a movie version)"

3.98 avg rating — 14,894 ratings

"A great story. (+ movie)"

3.85 avg rating — 22,382 ratings

"Great sea-faring adventure. (+ movie)"

4.06 avg rating — 153,408 ratings

"One of the 'fun' Steinbecks. all about your tribe. (+ movie)"

4.08 avg rating — 35,537 ratings

"fantastic series - the whole thing. (+ movie)"

3.59 avg rating — 46,172 ratings

"breathless adventure. (+ movie)"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,373 ratings

"So much to observe about how we treat our family. (+ movie)"

3.71 avg rating — 10,446 ratings

"light and fanciful. (+ movie)"

3.87 avg rating — 597,727 ratings

"wacky adventure. (+ movie)"

4.01 avg rating — 11,075 ratings

"read during covid - so fitting. "

4.05 avg rating — 46,490 ratings

"light and fun. (+ movie)"

4.17 avg rating — 34,672 ratings

"this reads like a thriller. so much more about the assassination that i didn't know. (+ movie)"

4.16 avg rating — 63,324 ratings

"Terrific fun and kind of a travel book. (+ movies)"

3.97 avg rating — 51,491 ratings

"Terrific story. (+ movie)"

4.30 avg rating — 4,429,115 ratings

"intro to all of Tolkien. (+ movie)"

4.06 avg rating — 145,291 ratings

"contemporary western. (+ movie)"

4.32 avg rating — 660,385 ratings

"top 20 book, compelling. (+ movie)"

3.81 avg rating — 1,301,873 ratings

"great story. (+ movie)"

4.03 avg rating — 92,592 ratings

"Book is better than the movie and has a lot of heart. (+ movie)"

4.13 avg rating — 1,943 ratings

"good story. (+ movie)"

4.12 avg rating — 21,032 ratings

"first rate travel book."

4.30 avg rating — 509,780 ratings

"really good writing."

4.04 avg rating — 79,453 ratings

"more good writing."

3.80 avg rating — 26,791 ratings

"light romance. (+ movie)"

4.27 avg rating — 1,597,977 ratings

"Dame Christie! (+ movie)"

3.81 avg rating — 275,321 ratings

"This whole series is fun with that african spice. (+ movie)"

3.87 avg rating — 37,657 ratings

"light mystery series. should be a movie..."

4.03 avg rating — 3,702 ratings

3.88 avg rating — 42,376 ratings

"the start of a mystery series set in a gritty Venice. (+ movie)"

3.88 avg rating — 24,279 ratings

"start of a mystery series set in the french countryside."

3.82 avg rating — 178,331 ratings

"there was talk of a movie series - not sure it ever happened. (+ movie?)"

4.12 avg rating — 45,939 ratings

"start of a mystery series set in the west. (+ movie)"

3.93 avg rating — 9,249 ratings

"start of a mystery series set in victorian London."

3.94 avg rating — 1,746,810 ratings

"unusual adventure. (+ movie)"

4.04 avg rating — 356,315 ratings

"fun, light story. (+ movie)"

4.03 avg rating — 25,346 ratings

"first rate travel writing."

3.86 avg rating — 396 ratings

"travel american style - by auto. (+ movie)"

3.93 avg rating — 17,601 ratings

"first rate travel writing, but down under. (+ movie)"

3.92 avg rating — 5,557 ratings

"thriller. (+ movie)"

3.72 avg rating — 532 ratings

3.89 avg rating — 40,808 ratings

"go on vacation without leaving your reading chair, bed, chaise, beach blanket. (+ movie)"

3.99 avg rating — 114,934 ratings

"zany family. (+ movie)"

3.83 avg rating — 79,815 ratings

"very funny."

4.15 avg rating — 40,855 ratings

"terrific writing. "

3.94 avg rating — 320,467 ratings

"another great bit of writing. (+ movie - not so great)"

4.22 avg rating — 33,199 ratings

"terrific historical fiction. (+ movie - if you can find it.) this is just the start with Harris' historical fiction - try Imperium, Munich (+movie), Enigma (+movie) or The Ghost (+movie 'Ghostwriter')"

3.96 avg rating — 5,857 ratings

"sooo good. the rest of the series is good too."

3.95 avg rating — 71,753 ratings

"good story - should be a movie."

4.05 avg rating — 440,973 ratings

"thriller! (+ movie)"

3.89 avg rating — 34,690 ratings

"non-horror Crichton. (+ movie, yup it's out there.)"

3.94 avg rating — 20,579 ratings

"travel to Paris thru the centuries to understand why it draws us."

3.61 avg rating — 27,700 ratings

"written as a serialized book. short chapters are perfect for lunch time reading sessions. lots of follow-ups."

3.88 avg rating — 349,031 ratings

"one of the best children's books ever."

4.07 avg rating — 97,081 ratings

"So many coming of age themes in this that ring true for anyone (+ movie)"

4.01 avg rating — 1,356,387 ratings

"great book. (+ movie***)"

4.20 avg rating — 305,729 ratings

"zany, silly, unusual. the wordplay is best read aloud whether anyone is listening or not."

4.39 avg rating — 2,858,285 ratings

"good story. (+ movie)"

4.50 avg rating — 10,919 ratings

"start of a series."

4.04 avg rating — 78,975 ratings

"Herron has turned the spy genre on its head. (+ movie)"

3.87 avg rating — 28,722 ratings

"such an interesting concept."

3.61 avg rating — 2,652 ratings

"another survival story. (+ movie)"

4.35 avg rating — 825,540 ratings

"not great writing, but a grand conception. (+ movie)"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 100,096 ratings

"this is an interesting series. "

3.87 avg rating — 52,046 ratings

"fun and light. "

4.35 avg rating — 157,896 ratings

"another great series. (+ movie)"

4.12 avg rating — 1,417 ratings

"Brent wrote a bunch of these adventure romances."

4.22 avg rating — 12,605 ratings

"unusual and thought provoking. (+ movie)"

3.54 avg rating — 9,204 ratings

"fascinating story. (+ movie)"

4.18 avg rating — 22,057 ratings

"a satisfying read."

3.86 avg rating — 23,612 ratings

"short and sweet. read it on a long road trip and finished it as we pulled in the driveway."

3.59 avg rating — 19,865 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 78,821 ratings

3.94 avg rating — 193,426 ratings

"travel fiction. (+ movie)"

3.85 avg rating — 102,906 ratings

"interesting spin on the western. (+ movie)"

3.81 avg rating — 1,020,423 ratings

"fun. (+ movie)"

4.10 avg rating — 345,770 ratings

"long but fun read. (+ movies)"

4.36 avg rating — 1,195,346 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 9,531 ratings

"enjoyable read. (+ movie)"

4.32 avg rating — 195,395 ratings

"easy to read together."

3.98 avg rating — 454,614 ratings

"fun twist on rom-com trope."

4.01 avg rating — 58,344 ratings

"start of a solid mystery series. (+ movie)"

4.03 avg rating — 14,757 ratings

3.94 avg rating — 2,971 ratings

"There are a lot of good Thomas Perry books/series. dive in anywhere."

4.14 avg rating — 6,306 ratings

"we have found that Francis' books are easy to read aloud. "

3.97 avg rating — 35,487 ratings

"set in a small Illinois town not far from where we live. love the conniving grandma."

3.97 avg rating — 16,521 ratings

"the start of a very good mystery series. (yup - +movie)"

3.78 avg rating — 56,292 ratings

"Larson is the master of real life gothic story lines. this is just a start."

4.07 avg rating — 443,554 ratings

"how could i forget Bryson. this is just a start; there are a lot more all with his sly humor. (+movie - hit and miss: C+)"