4.73 avg rating — 302,640 ratings

"Harry Potter transcends time and age. Every character is a major player: there truly are no small parts. Throughout the series you'll be guaranteed to be laughing, crying, feeling your heart beat fast, and then feeling a sad calm surrender that when you finish, because you know that you can never experience it for the first time again, but know that it will always stick with you."

4.11 avg rating — 4,756 ratings

"When you finish this book, you know Holly. Not I-can-fill-out-a-character-sketch know, but really know. She's not predictable, but you can sense her next move. And you feel for her and her situation, but you never doubt that she can make it through."

4.21 avg rating — 1,197,634 ratings

"Oh, Morrie. He has so much to offer, and as you read you learn not only from his words, but his attitude, and even his good friend Mitch."

4.29 avg rating — 32,507 ratings

"This is the only book I have ever read where when I finished it, I wanted to write to the author. I don't enjoy running. I read the book out of author loyalty, but Van Draanen's words had be smiling through my tears at the end, feeling inspired and empowered. That's something I wanted to share with her."

3.73 avg rating — 291,861 ratings

"Someone always has it harder than you do. This book drives that concept home, and it'll stay there."

3.69 avg rating — 412,235 ratings

"You feel the love. And I don't think I need to say more."

4.12 avg rating — 15,462 ratings

"This may just be specific to me and my fellow Potterites, but this book speaks volumes for the fandom. It will renew (or ignite) your love of the series, that's for sure."

4.12 avg rating — 2,802,998 ratings

"If you haven't read The Giver, you need to. It's insightful and frightening, brilliant and blunt. Read it, you'll be thinking about it for days."

4.39 avg rating — 2,873,659 ratings

"I won't spoil it, but this book is written from a very unique point of view. Ideas presented through the emotions of this solemn narrator offer a new and comforting concept that can ease the anxiety of many. This book will make you think."

4.10 avg rating — 1,351,707 ratings

"This book is written in a way that makes it hard to imagine its events not really happening. It will stick with you."

4.16 avg rating — 1,839,818 ratings

"One of the greatest love stories, this book tells the story better than any movie could. There may not be a Ryan Gosling, but it will still warm your heart and give you hope."

4.24 avg rating — 1,997,539 ratings

"You will feel infinite and incredibly small simultaneously."

4.47 avg rating — 3,016,909 ratings

"This book will have you cheering out loud, red-faced with rage, and laughing so hard you'll cry. It's a beautifully told story with a theme that we all know and love learning about. The characters sing."

3.96 avg rating — 1,746,590 ratings

"This is the story of what happens when the strongest people are the ones you need the most, but you can't seem to find them anymore."

4.31 avg rating — 1,256,021 ratings

"Don't let the size of prestige intimidate you. This book is fantastic and relatable. While reading it, I found myself hating the characters and loving the storyline. It's a very unique novel in that there is no attempt to make the main characters seem "perfect". And that's what makes it great."

3.90 avg rating — 2,830,289 ratings

"It's touching, it's well-written, it's truthful, it's touching and you'll remember it."

4.02 avg rating — 4,538,425 ratings

"It's scary how much of the modern world is recognizable in this book. For that reason alone, it's well worth reading."

4.38 avg rating — 1,361,907 ratings

"This Holocaust novel does not apologize or hide its cruelty. The events are horrible, and writing is beautiful, making reading this book a truly unique experience."

4.20 avg rating — 4,184,898 ratings

"Anne Frank's hopes and dreams laid out in writing make the entire book very bittersweet, and the lessons you learn along the way will make you appreciate life so much more."