4.27 avg rating — 964,450 ratings

"first book my wife and i read together. (+ movie) (see Zorro in the list for a similar book.)"

3.68 avg rating — 339,497 ratings

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

4.22 avg rating — 866,458 ratings

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

3.86 avg rating — 79,544 ratings

"a top 10 book. (+ movie)"

4.29 avg rating — 9,096 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 — 15,779 ratings

"A great story. (+ movie)"

3.85 avg rating — 22,851 ratings

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

4.06 avg rating — 162,326 ratings

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

4.08 avg rating — 37,071 ratings

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

3.59 avg rating — 49,155 ratings

"breathless adventure. (+ movie)"

4.01 avg rating — 14,360 ratings

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

3.72 avg rating — 10,801 ratings

"light and fanciful. (+ movie)"

3.87 avg rating — 611,098 ratings

"wacky adventure. (+ movie)"

4.01 avg rating — 12,047 ratings

"read during covid - so fitting. "

4.05 avg rating — 48,261 ratings

"light and fun. (+ movie)"

4.17 avg rating — 35,711 ratings

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

4.16 avg rating — 66,969 ratings

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

3.98 avg rating — 53,832 ratings

"Terrific story. (+ movie)"

4.30 avg rating — 4,638,897 ratings

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

4.07 avg rating — 156,757 ratings

"contemporary western. (+ movie)"

4.31 avg rating — 709,445 ratings

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

3.82 avg rating — 1,378,989 ratings

"great story. (+ movie)"

4.04 avg rating — 94,428 ratings

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

4.13 avg rating — 1,980 ratings

"good story. (+ movie)"

4.12 avg rating — 22,297 ratings

"first rate travel book."

4.31 avg rating — 534,415 ratings

"really good writing."

4.05 avg rating — 82,930 ratings

"more good writing."

3.79 avg rating — 30,489 ratings

"light romance. (+ movie)"

4.27 avg rating — 1,716,112 ratings

"Dame Christie! (+ movie)"

3.81 avg rating — 279,997 ratings

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

3.87 avg rating — 38,409 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 3,720 ratings

3.89 avg rating — 44,788 ratings

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

3.88 avg rating — 26,277 ratings

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

3.82 avg rating — 182,579 ratings

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

4.11 avg rating — 47,997 ratings

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

3.93 avg rating — 9,570 ratings

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

3.95 avg rating — 1,789,298 ratings

"unusual adventure. (+ movie)"

4.04 avg rating — 378,567 ratings

"fun, light story. (+ movie)"

4.03 avg rating — 25,952 ratings

"first rate travel writing."

3.87 avg rating — 410 ratings

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

3.93 avg rating — 18,297 ratings

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

3.91 avg rating — 6,089 ratings

"thriller. (+ movie)"

3.71 avg rating — 545 ratings

3.86 avg rating — 46,586 ratings

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

3.98 avg rating — 119,084 ratings

"zany family. (+ movie)"

3.83 avg rating — 83,109 ratings

"very funny."

4.16 avg rating — 42,409 ratings

"terrific writing. "

3.94 avg rating — 339,807 ratings

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

4.23 avg rating — 34,951 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 — 6,037 ratings

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

3.92 avg rating — 91,002 ratings

"good story - should be a movie."

4.05 avg rating — 444,347 ratings

"thriller! (+ movie)"

3.90 avg rating — 35,900 ratings

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

3.95 avg rating — 20,925 ratings

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

3.61 avg rating — 28,560 ratings

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

3.88 avg rating — 355,465 ratings

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

4.08 avg rating — 100,227 ratings

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

4.02 avg rating — 1,402,366 ratings

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

4.20 avg rating — 313,884 ratings

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

4.39 avg rating — 2,982,909 ratings

"good story. (+ movie)"

4.50 avg rating — 10,978 ratings

"start of a series."

4.05 avg rating — 95,772 ratings

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

3.86 avg rating — 31,285 ratings

"such an interesting concept."

3.60 avg rating — 2,703 ratings

"another survival story. (+ movie)"

4.35 avg rating — 859,995 ratings

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

3.99 avg rating — 104,590 ratings

"this is an interesting series. "

3.87 avg rating — 54,762 ratings

"fun and light. "

4.36 avg rating — 162,828 ratings

"another great series. (+ movie)"

4.12 avg rating — 1,437 ratings

"Brent wrote a bunch of these adventure romances."

4.22 avg rating — 13,003 ratings

"unusual and thought provoking. (+ movie)"

3.54 avg rating — 10,115 ratings

"fascinating story. (+ movie)"

4.18 avg rating — 23,210 ratings

"a satisfying read."

3.86 avg rating — 24,695 ratings

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

3.59 avg rating — 20,701 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 81,072 ratings

3.94 avg rating — 200,741 ratings

"travel fiction. (+ movie)"

3.85 avg rating — 105,742 ratings

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

3.81 avg rating — 1,040,076 ratings

"fun. (+ movie)"

4.10 avg rating — 355,952 ratings

"long but fun read. (+ movies)"

4.35 avg rating — 1,591,869 ratings

"enjoyable read. (+ movie)
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4.04 avg rating — 10,896 ratings

"enjoyable read. (+ movie)"

4.31 avg rating — 219,921 ratings

"easy to read together."

3.97 avg rating — 475,433 ratings

"fun twist on rom-com trope."

4.01 avg rating — 63,126 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 15,816 ratings

3.94 avg rating — 3,086 ratings

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

4.15 avg rating — 6,558 ratings

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

3.98 avg rating — 36,386 ratings

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

3.97 avg rating — 17,183 ratings

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

3.79 avg rating — 58,942 ratings

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

4.07 avg rating — 459,308 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+)"

3.81 avg rating — 25,100 ratings

"A lot of similarities with The Princess Bride and easy to read aloud."