4.26 avg rating — 6,829,699 ratings

"A brilliant story of racism in the American south told from the eyes of a small child. Often poignant but never sentimental. "

3.80 avg rating — 3,869,949 ratings

"This has to be best book ever written about adolescent male angst."

4.20 avg rating — 5,402,997 ratings

"One of the scariest books I ever read. Stephen King has nothing on Orwell for sheer horror."

4.47 avg rating — 11,318,108 ratings

"It my not be the best written book but it keeps your attention and it should be on the list of best books just because it got so many young people to read. OK not strictly 20th century but I like to be flexible where books are concerned."

4.03 avg rating — 989,231 ratings

"A brilliantly written book. John Steinbeck crafts beauty out of words while telling a fascinating story."

4.24 avg rating — 3,129,769 ratings

"This book brought magic to my life when I was a child and began my life-long love of reading."

4.02 avg rating — 4,501,637 ratings

"A fascinating story showing how easily we can be seduced by fascism"

3.99 avg rating — 2,063,105 ratings

"Scary and prophetic."

3.81 avg rating — 1,301,947 ratings

"Hemingway's minimalist use of words to tell a story is unparalled"

4.25 avg rating — 1,057,698 ratings

"This is one of the best children's books ever written. Read to a child and watch their eyes light up."