3.91 avg rating — 271,381 ratings

"I read this book when I was a child. It has stuck with me my whole life - I'm now 53!"

3.84 avg rating — 197,948 ratings

"I almost wanted this "sphere" to be a real thing. The play between characters had me guessing."

4.35 avg rating — 829,545 ratings

"I wouldn't have put this in a thrillers list, but since it's here and I loved it, I voted. :-/"

3.94 avg rating — 2,521,063 ratings

"I believe this book opened a whole new arena of thought for millions of people."

4.18 avg rating — 3,443,650 ratings

"This book crossed cultures so easily, it just has to be voted on."

3.95 avg rating — 3,394,763 ratings

"Same reason as The Da Vinci Code - Brown's treatment of subject matter made people think."

4.26 avg rating — 985,640 ratings

"Cross-culture mystery"

4.24 avg rating — 775,638 ratings

"Same as others in this series."

4.05 avg rating — 441,285 ratings

"I chose this book over Fahrenheit 451 in high school. I lost a grade point, but I read the book in a week. :)"

4.15 avg rating — 3,442,060 ratings

"The book had twists and turns, but it renewed the idea of a twist at the end. Reminded me of books in the 60s."

4.18 avg rating — 165,178 ratings

"This book was so difficult for me. I think others felt the same way. It was one of a few that shook up almost everyone who read it or saw it at the movies. Great storytelling."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,856,941 ratings

"Another one I wouldn't have categorized as a thriller, but it did keep you guessing."

4.11 avg rating — 89,877 ratings

"This book was so heart-breaking to me. I rarely cry in frustrating when reading, but I did in this one."

3.95 avg rating — 116,793 ratings

"I read this when I was much younger. The idea of a sociopath right in your circle of friends had never occurred to me before. Her books have always made me reconsider reality."

4.06 avg rating — 181,355 ratings

"Loved this book! Carr's representation of this era was intriguing and kept me reading."

4.02 avg rating — 118,432 ratings

"This book had one of the most eerie atmospheres I've ever felt from a book. And as with a few of Waters' writings, I've gotten that same, spooky, definitively gothic feeling. It was genre breaking (again) when it was released."