Top-Rated Books on LibraryThing

Beschrijving
Discovering books with a significant number of owners (>1000) that have a 4-1/2 star rating on LibraryThing. Do these books deserve their high ratings?
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Emma [Norton Critical Edition]
door Jane Austen
629 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 51
9 Members
starfishian, smcwl, kerrlm, Cecrow, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Peace2, JaneM1948, ManWithAnAgenda,hipdeep
Verklaringen
hipdeep: Less than 1000 members
2
Sherlock Holmes compleet : alle romans en verhalen
door Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
12,569 leden
91 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 9
21 Members
hipdeep, eromsted, cpg, smcwl, BookWallah, kerrlm, merrystar, susiesharp, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963, raperper, bcrowl399, Peace2, nikitaov, emmendelson, JaneM1948, guitarkhw, HeatherVoight10, ManWithAnAgenda, rmaness,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Better in small doses. Start with the short stories.
3
Lucky Jim
door Kingsley Amis
5,800 leden
155 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 166
3 Members
smcwl, ahef1963, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
6
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition
door Lewis Carroll
2,663 leden
41 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Algemene Rangorde 21
16 Members
Edward, hipdeep, staffordcastle, kageeh, smcwl, kerrlm, mmignano11, Cecrow, auntSteelbreaker, Dilara86, rretzler, ahef1963, raperper, bcrowl399, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda,Bluewolf0411
8
Rebecca
door Daphne Du Maurier
20,698 leden
610 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 13
19 Members
generalkala, karen_o, pmarshall, smcwl, kerrlm, jefbra, Cecrow, susiesharp, souloftherose, dallenbaugh, BonnieJune54, rretzler, ahef1963, KeishonT, kara.shamy, Peace2, JuniperGreen, Jeannine504, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,norabelle414 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
9
Charing Cross Road 84
door Helene Hanff
5,842 leden
348 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 34
15 Members
staffordcastle, generalkala, kageeh, pmarshall, smcwl, kerrlm, mmignano11, Cecrow, merrystar, koalakt, souloftherose, MDGentleReader, ahef1963, Jeannine504, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,norabelle414 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
11
Trots en vooroordeel
door Jane Austen
80,568 leden
1,367 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 2
39 Members
staffordcastle, generalkala, cpg, pmarshall, MikeBriggs, starfishian, smcwl, webecca, norabelle414, kerrlm, jefbra, iggyjreilly, mmignano11, Cecrow, theresearcher, merrystar, SylviaC, averheij, ncgraham, souloftherose, thecoroner, Dilara86, BonnieJune54, rretzler, MaggieFlo, ahef1963, KeishonT, jeffza, bcrowl399, kara.shamy, Peace2, leialoha, JuniperGreen, claudio.marchisio, JaneM1948, cullengrey, ManWithAnAgenda, Jenln, vinicius76,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,mike_frank ,Bluewolf0411
Verklaringen
aulsmith : This one turned me off Austen for decades. I'd start with Persuasion or Sense and Sensibility.
12
Macbeth
door William Shakespeare
26,066 leden
226 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 59
11 Members
eromsted, starfishian, smcwl, kerrlm, BonnieJune54, ahef1963, Peace2, leialoha, JaneM1948, cullengrey, vinicius76,hipdeep ,norabelle414 ,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
16
The Sunne in Splendour
door Sharon Kay Penman
2,379 leden
76 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 53
7 Members
staffordcastle, smcwl, richgatlin, Bookbets50, kara.shamy, Peace2, JaneM1948
18
Middlemarch
door George Eliot
17,703 leden
330 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 44
13 Members
smcwl, kerrlm, iggyjreilly, Cecrow, ncgraham, souloftherose, thecoroner, Bretzky1, ahef1963, jeffza, kara.shamy, leialoha, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,norabelle414 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
21
Bleek vuur
door Vladimir Nabokov
7,936 leden
139 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 122
4 Members
eromsted, smcwl, thecoroner, Dilara86,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
23
Oorlog en Vrede
door Leo Tolstoy
28,826 leden
457 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 14
19 Members
eromsted, pmarshall, smcwl, kerrlm, iggyjreilly, Cecrow, richgatlin, thecoroner, Bretzky1, BomboChipolata, raperper, kara.shamy, leialoha, KarinHansson, Jeannine504, JaneM1948, guitarkhw, ManWithAnAgenda, vinicius76,
26
Terug in Amerika
door Bill Bryson
16,858 leden
473 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 245
2 Members
smcwl, ahef1963,hipdeep ,EMS_24 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
28
The Great War and Modern Memory
door Paul Fussell
2,088 leden
27 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 237
Member
smcwl,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
29
The Art of Eating
door M. F. K. Fisher
1,857 leden
20 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 172
Member
smcwl
30
Illuminationen
door Walter Benjamin
3,159 leden
23 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 218
Member
smcwl,hipdeep
Verklaringen
hipdeep: Less than 4.3 average stars
31
De woeste hoogte
door Emily Brontë
51,937 leden
702 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 67
10 Members
smcwl, kerrlm, Cecrow, mrmapcase, thecoroner, BonnieJune54, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, vinicius76,hipdeep ,JaneM1948 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
33
Het geheime dagboek van Adriaan Mole 13 3/4 jaar
door Sue Townsend
3,574 leden
65 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 211
3 Members
smcwl, BomboChipolata, ahef1963,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
38
De avonturen van Huckleberry Finn
door Mark Twain
42,938 leden
518 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 29
17 Members
smcwl, enrique_molinero, kerrlm, mmignano11, Cecrow, BonnieJune54, mike_frank, Bluewolf0411, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, literary.jess, bcrowl399, leialoha, nikitaov, Jeannine504, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,eromsted , ,norabelle414 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
39
The Brothers Karamazov : A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue
door Fyodor Dostoevsky
29,469 leden
328 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 30
11 Members
eromsted, cpg, smcwl, kerrlm, Cecrow, thecoroner, Bretzky1, raperper, leialoha, guitarkhw, vinicius76,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : This bogs down in the middle. Probably worth pushing on, but not a good read.
40
Onversneden Christendom
door C. S. Lewis
26,189 leden
219 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 83
6 Members
cpg, smcwl, richgatlin, merrystar, BonnieJune54, cej1027,aulsmith ,Bluewolf0411
Verklaringen
aulsmith : It's Christian apologetics. A good read if you agree, tedious if you don't
41
Jane Eyre [Norton Critical Edition]
door Charlotte Brontë
1,695 leden
16 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 62
9 Members
starfishian, smcwl, kerrlm, jefbra, Cecrow, cej1027, ahef1963, Peace2, JaneM1948,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Duplicate
42
The Sot-Weed Factor
door John Barth
2,097 leden
40 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 242
Member
smcwl,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
43
Infinite Jest
door David Foster Wallace
13,159 leden
243 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 223
4 Members
smcwl, iggyjreilly, thecoroner, BomboChipolata,hipdeep ,kageeh , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
: Editing is part of good writing.
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
44
John Adams : founding father van de Verenigde Staten
door David McCullough
13,699 leden
199 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 84
5 Members
smcwl, jefbra, mrmapcase, Bretzky1, kara.shamy,eromsted
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De tactiek van Ender
door Orson Scott Card
41,099 leden
1,046 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 57
13 Members
staffordcastle, norabelle414, iggyjreilly, Cecrow, mike_frank, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, literary.jess, Peace2, stevengolson, Jeannine504,generalkala ,eromsted ,smcwl ,enrique_molinero ,masiejames ,ncgraham ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Garbage clown person.
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Hoge Omens: de Oprechte en Secure voorspellingen van Agnes Nutter, een Heks
door Terry Pratchett
34,756 leden
788 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 106
8 Members
hipdeep, generalkala, snurp, Dilara86, mike_frank, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,smcwl ,enrique_molinero ,aulsmith , ,Bluewolf0411
Verklaringen
aulsmith : I was bored.
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
door Christopher Moore
10,587 leden
415 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 261
Member
literary.jess,hipdeep ,smcwl , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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De kleine prins
door Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
44,595 leden
762 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 123
10 Members
mmignano11, Cecrow, merrystar, thecoroner, cej1027, ahef1963, raperper, bcrowl399, Peace2, leialoha,hipdeep ,eromsted ,smcwl ,auntSteelbreaker ,Bluewolf0411 ,JaneM1948 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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The More Than Complete Hitchhikers Guide
door Douglas Adams
2,758 leden
26 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Algemene Rangorde 149
5 Members
Cecrow, susiesharp, rretzler, BomboChipolata, ahef1963,eromsted ,smcwl ,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : The first couple are hilarious, but then I got bored.
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The Sandman: The Doll's House
door Neil Gaiman
8,291 leden
150 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 235
2 Members
mike_frank, ahef1963,eromsted ,smcwl ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
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De beproeving
door Stephen King
19,802 leden
368 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 47
12 Members
jefbra, LuciAHH, mmignano11, Cecrow, averheij, rretzler, Bookbets50, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, L..Gragg, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,smcwl ,
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Volume 1]
door Julia Child
3,382 leden
27 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Algemene Rangorde 208
2 Members
hipdeep, staffordcastle,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411
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The Chicago Manual of Style
door University of Chicago Press Staff
6,350 leden
32 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 249
2 Members
staffordcastle, kageeh,smcwl ,aulsmith , ,Bluewolf0411
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Great book, but not a good read
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The Evil Garden
door Edward Gorey
183 leden
29 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 262
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda : Less than 1,000 members
-
Max en de Maximonsters
door Maurice Sendak
25,975 leden
1,446 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 17
20 Members
staffordcastle, _Zoe_, kageeh, pmarshall, enrique_molinero, kerrlm, LuciAHH, mmignano11, Cecrow, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, mike_frank, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, aearndt, Peace2, leialoha, JaneM1948, sagsom6,eromsted ,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411
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Licht op zolder
door Shel Silverstein
10,683 leden
205 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 104
6 Members
kageeh, enrique_molinero, merrystar, kathrynburns133, mike_frank, ahef1963,eromsted ,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411 ,rretzler
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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
door Shel Silverstein
15,805 leden
476 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 91
8 Members
kageeh, enrique_molinero, merrystar, suitable1, mike_frank, ahef1963, Peace2, leialoha,eromsted ,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411 ,rretzler
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De boom die gaf
door Shel Silverstein
18,772 leden
1,008 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 49
12 Members
_Zoe_, kageeh, dara85, enrique_molinero, kerrlm, mike_frank, cej1027, literary.jess, Peace2, leialoha, stevengolson, sagsom6,eromsted ,smcwl , ,Bluewolf0411 ,rretzler
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Cryptonomicon
door Neal Stephenson
17,057 leden
294 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 96
6 Members
enrique_molinero, iggyjreilly, snurp, Cecrow, dallenbaugh, BomboChipolata,hipdeep ,eromsted ,smcwl ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
-
Waterschapsheuvel
door Richard Adams
24,889 leden
471 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 58
13 Members
eromsted, MikeBriggs, kerrlm, mmignano11, Cecrow, richgatlin, souloftherose, rretzler, BomboChipolata, MaggieFlo, ahef1963, Peace2, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,kageeh ,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411 ,jaysbooks ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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Familiar Quotations
door John Bartlett
4,115 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 253
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Fun to peruse, but not a good read.
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22-11-1963
door Stephen King
13,552 leden
761 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 225
6 Members
generalkala, mmignano11, mrmapcase, honeydew69862004, BomboChipolata, ahef1963,hipdeep ,eromsted ,smcwl ,BookWallah ,jaysbooks , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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The Velveteen Rabbit
door Margery Williams
14,022 leden
223 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 82
9 Members
kageeh, MikeBriggs, dldbizacct, kerrlm, mmignano11, Cecrow, jasmaynard, ahef1963, Peace2,hipdeep ,eromsted ,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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De Noorderlicht-trilogie
door Philip Pullman
14,228 leden
202 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 42
14 Members
iggyjreilly, mmignano11, Cecrow, merrystar, susiesharp, Dilara86, mike_frank, rretzler, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, JuniperGreen, JaneM1948, guitarkhw, ManWithAnAgenda,generalkala ,eromsted ,smcwl ,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : I hate annoying adolescents. If you do too, don't bother with this one.
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Hyperion
door Dan Simmons
11,720 leden
273 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 221
3 Members
iggyjreilly, Cecrow, BomboChipolata,hipdeep ,smcwl ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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De Krochten van het Heelal
door Vernor Vinge
4,026 leden
70 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 167
2 Members
aulsmith, BomboChipolata,smcwl
-
Harry Potter en de Halfbloed Prins
door J. K. Rowling
101,282 leden
929 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 50
14 Members
LuciAHH, mmignano11, Cecrow, ncgraham, mrmapcase, souloftherose, rretzler, cej1027, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, literary.jess, kara.shamy, Peace2, JaneM1948,eromsted ,kageeh ,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda
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The Blue Sword
door Robin McKinley
6,151 leden
137 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 192
4 Members
Cecrow, merrystar, SylviaC, ncgraham,eromsted ,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411
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De verloren held
door Rick Riordan
13,061 leden
338 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 259
2 Members
ahef1963, literary.jess,hipdeep ,smcwl ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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The Secret Magdalene
door Ki Longfellow
554 leden
52 besprekingen
½ 4.6
Algemene Rangorde 260
Member
_Zoe_,hipdeep ,eromsted ,smcwl ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 1,000 members
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Heer der vliegen
door William Golding
49,561 leden
745 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 241
6 Members
starfishian, Cecrow, BonnieJune54, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, kara.shamy,hipdeep ,eromsted ,smcwl ,literary.jess ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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Vlammen
door Suzanne Collins
49,074 leden
1,792 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 135
10 Members
enrique_molinero, Cecrow, masiejames, mike_frank, rretzler, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, literary.jess, Peace2, stevengolson,hipdeep ,eromsted ,smcwl ,ncgraham ,thecoroner , ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars