Top-Rated Books on LibraryThing
- Description
- 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?
1
5,458 membres
150 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 31
Score 26.55
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:12 PM
- 12 Members
- staffordcastle, pmarshall, aulsmith, kerrlm, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, rretzler, Bookbets50, ahef1963, JaneM1948, ManWithAnAgenda
2
3,778 membres
106 critiques
4.2
Rang global 66
Score 11.99
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:11 PM
- 9 Members
- staffordcastle, aulsmith, kerrlm, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,norabelle414 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
3
5,029 membres
144 critiques
4.1
Rang global 92
Score 7.39
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:21 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, BomboChipolata, ahef1963,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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3,194 membres
103 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 80
Score 8.91
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:21 PM
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, souloftherose
5
81,916 membres
1,270 critiques
4.2
Rang global 6
Score 73.91
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:06 PM
- 31 Members
- Edward, eromsted, kageeh, smcwl, enrique_molinero, aulsmith, kerrlm, mmignano11, Cecrow, richgatlin, averheij, ncgraham, thecoroner, Dilara86, mike_frank, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Bretzky1, BomboChipolata, Jman8910, MaggieFlo, ahef1963, KeishonT, literary.jess, bcrowl399, kara.shamy, Peace2, stevengolson, JaneM1948, guitarkhw, rmaness,hipdeep ,pmarshall ,norabelle414 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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3,851 membres
60 critiques
4.9
Rang global 16
Score 41.32
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 09:09 PM
7
42,494 membres
689 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 8
Score 54.95
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 07:59 PM
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de Jane Austen
28,688 membres
532 critiques
4.2
Rang global 18
Score 38.45
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:09 PM
- 21 Members
- staffordcastle, generalkala, cpg, MikeBriggs, starfishian, aulsmith, kerrlm, mmignano11, merrystar, ncgraham, souloftherose, Dilara86, BonnieJune54, rretzler, Bookbets50, ahef1963, KeishonT, jeffza, kara.shamy, Peace2, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,norabelle414 ,mike_frank ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
9
4,830 membres
173 critiques
4.2
Rang global 70
Score 10.52
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:15 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, merrystar, masiejames, souloftherose, BomboChipolata
10
9,178 membres
168 critiques
4.2
Rang global 56
Score 13.59
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:23 PM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, richgatlin, thecoroner, mike_frank, ahef1963, raperper, kara.shamy, JaneM1948,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
11
24,821 membres
530 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 33
Score 25.13
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:11 PM
- 14 Members
- hipdeep, _Zoe_, norabelle414, aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, souloftherose, mike_frank, rretzler, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JuniperGreen, JaneM1948, Kyrylo,eromsted ,ncgraham ,Bluewolf0411
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11,276 membres
166 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 48
Score 18.31
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:28 PM
- 9 Members
- aulsmith, masiejames, souloftherose, Dilara86, mike_frank, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted
13
2,514 membres
96 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 64
Score 12.06
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:22 PM
- 6 Members
- staffordcastle, aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, souloftherose, BomboChipolata
14
de Vernor Vinge
4,026 membres
70 critiques
4.2
Rang global 167
Score 1.89
Ajouté 2012-02-26, 12:23 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, BomboChipolata,smcwl
15
de Chaim Potok
4,390 membres
76 critiques
4.2
Rang global 219
Score -0.3
Ajouté 2014-01-03, 12:53 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, thecoroner,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
16
de Tom Wolfe
4,664 membres
72 critiques
4.2
Rang global 230
Score -2
Ajouté 2014-01-03, 12:53 PM
- Member
- aulsmith,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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31,753 membres
171 critiques
½ 4.6
Rang global 23
Score 32.06
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:06 PM
- 16 Members
- hipdeep, staffordcastle, kageeh, kerrlm, ncgraham, thecoroner, mike_frank, rretzler, ahef1963, raperper, literary.jess, bcrowl399, kara.shamy, leialoha, JaneM1948, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,Bluewolf0411
- Explications
- aulsmith : The Complete Works are NOT a good read. Some of the plays are. A lot of the poetry is. The plays are often better performed, so listen to an audio or watch a DVD.
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de Jane Austen
80,584 membres
1,368 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 2
Score 115.09
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 07:56 PM
- 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
- Explications
- aulsmith : This one turned me off Austen for decades. I'd start with Persuasion or Sense and Sensibility.
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23,387 membres
423 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 32
Score 26.03
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:09 PM
- 12 Members
- eromsted, kerrlm, iggyjreilly, mmignano11, Cecrow, richgatlin, ncgraham, thecoroner, bcrowl399, Jeannine504, JaneM1948, guitarkhw,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : A good read? Not really. There's lots of fine writing coupled with Steinbeck's usual misogyny and a group of very dark characters. I still think most of Steinbeck is worth plowing through, but this one isn't for sitting and enjoying.
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50,360 membres
450 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 3
Score 88.48
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:10 PM
- 36 Members
- Edward, staffordcastle, generalkala, eromsted, cpg, pmarshall, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, LuciAHH, mmignano11, Cecrow, krazy4katz, richgatlin, merrystar, SylviaC, ncgraham, souloftherose, BonnieJune54, mike_frank, rretzler, BomboChipolata, MaggieFlo, ahef1963, raperper, literary.jess, bcrowl399, Paulgnagy, Peace2, leialoha, stevengolson, JuniperGreen, Jeannine504, JaneM1948, cullengrey, ManWithAnAgenda, Kyrylo, ,kageeh ,aulsmith , ,thecoroner ,Bluewolf0411
- Explications
- aulsmith : If you like long wordy epic fantasies, it's a good read. Otherwise, avoid.
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de C. S. Lewis
35,527 membres
317 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 15
Score 41.42
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:00 PM
- 23 Members
- staffordcastle, enrique_molinero, BookWallah, norabelle414, LuciAHH, Cecrow, richgatlin, theresearcher, merrystar, SylviaC, ncgraham, souloftherose, MDGentleReader, mike_frank, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, aearndt, leialoha, stevengolson, JuniperGreen, JaneM1948, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,eromsted ,kageeh ,aulsmith ,thecoroner ,Dilara86 ,Bluewolf0411 ,Peace2
- Explications
- aulsmith : Some of there are good; some of them are eh, some of them are extremely offensive to non-Christians. Caveat lector.
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94,305 membres
1,189 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 5
Score 77.44
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:10 PM
- 37 Members
- Edward, staffordcastle, generalkala, eromsted, pmarshall, smcwl, enrique_molinero, norabelle414, LuciAHH, mmignano11, Cecrow, krazy4katz, richgatlin, merrystar, SylviaC, ncgraham, mrmapcase, honeydew69862004, souloftherose, BonnieJune54, mike_frank, rretzler, cej1027, BomboChipolata, MaggieFlo, ahef1963, raperper, literary.jess, kara.shamy, Peace2, stevengolson, JuniperGreen, Jeannine504, JaneM1948, cullengrey, ManWithAnAgenda, vinicius76,_Zoe_ ,kageeh , ,aulsmith , ,thecoroner ,Bluewolf0411 ,
- Explications
- aulsmith : Plot is a little meandering for my taste.
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29,478 membres
329 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 30
Score 26.57
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:18 PM
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30,508 membres
1,488 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 26
Score 28.65
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:26 PM
- 19 Members
- kageeh, pmarshall, KimarieBee, dldbizacct, kerrlm, LuciAHH, mmignano11, krazy4katz, ncgraham, susiesharp, souloftherose, BonnieJune54, MaggieFlo, ahef1963, toschim, bcrowl399, Peace2, JuniperGreen, JaneM1948,eromsted ,aulsmith , , ,Dilara86 ,mike_frank ,
- Explications
- aulsmith : White girl helps the poor Negros to tell there story ... written in the 21st century. You can waste your time with better tripe.
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3,107 membres
67 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 187
Score 1.59
Ajouté 2012-02-20, 05:06 PM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, BomboChipolata,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : I was bored.
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633 membres
6 critiques
4.1
Rang global 243
Score -2.47
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:17 PM
- 2 Members
- ahef1963, literary.jess,hipdeep ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- aulsmith : If you dislike misogyny, avoid these.ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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1,733 membres
31 critiques
4.8
Rang global 72
Score 10.18
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 09:17 PM
- 7 Members
- Edward, staffordcastle, _Zoe_, BookWallah, kerrlm, ahef1963, leialoha,eromsted ,aulsmith ,Bluewolf0411
- Explications
- aulsmith : A wonderful book to peruse, but not a good read.
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6,352 membres
32 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 249
Score -3.54
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:12 PM
- 2 Members
- staffordcastle, kageeh,smcwl ,aulsmith , ,Bluewolf0411
- Explications
- aulsmith : Great book, but not a good read
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de Susan Cooper
2,918 membres
53 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 97
Score 6.52
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:11 PM
- 6 Members
- staffordcastle, Cecrow, merrystar, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,ncgraham
- Explications
- aulsmith : I don't like this kind of fantasy. Could get past page 20 of the first one.
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de C. S. Lewis
26,197 membres
219 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 83
Score 8.78
Ajouté 2012-02-13, 08:37 AM
- 6 Members
- cpg, smcwl, richgatlin, merrystar, BonnieJune54, cej1027,aulsmith ,Bluewolf0411
- Explications
- aulsmith : It's Christian apologetics. A good read if you agree, tedious if you don't
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de Victor Hugo
26,258 membres
338 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 10
Score 49.9
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:19 PM
- 20 Members
- eromsted, kerrlm, Cecrow, jarmstrong, richgatlin, ncgraham, souloftherose, thecoroner, Dilara86, Bretzky1, raperper, bcrowl399, leialoha, stevengolson, emmendelson, Jeannine504, JaneM1948, cullengrey, pinkpilled, vinicius76,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : Hugo was paid by the word and this work meanders shamelessly whenever he needed extra money. The digressions are interesting, but I kept losing track of the plot and gave up.
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3,136 membres
30 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 205
Score 1.04
Ajouté 2013-04-15, 05:38 PM
- Member
- MDGentleReader,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : An excellent book, but hard to read for the uninitiated.
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1,878 membres
17 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 204
Score 1.38
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 08:06 PM
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2,758 membres
26 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 149
Score 2.67
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 07:55 PM
- 5 Members
- Cecrow, susiesharp, rretzler, BomboChipolata, ahef1963,eromsted ,smcwl ,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : The first couple are hilarious, but then I got bored.
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de Dr. Seuss
20,413 membres
526 critiques
4.2
Rang global 69
Score 11.32
Ajouté 2012-02-21, 10:19 AM
- 12 Members
- enrique_molinero, kerrlm, mmignano11, Cecrow, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, bcrowl399, Peace2, Jeannine504, JaneM1948, rmaness,hipdeep , ,eromsted ,norabelle414 ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- aulsmith : I find this story of home invasion disturbing.ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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34,763 membres
788 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 106
Score 5
Ajouté 2012-02-12, 07:58 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, generalkala, snurp, Dilara86, mike_frank, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,smcwl ,enrique_molinero ,aulsmith , ,Bluewolf0411
- Explications
- aulsmith : I was bored.
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14,229 membres
202 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 42
Score 21.29
Ajouté 2012-02-20, 01:23 PM
- 14 Members
- iggyjreilly, mmignano11, Cecrow, merrystar, susiesharp, Dilara86, mike_frank, rretzler, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, JuniperGreen, JaneM1948, guitarkhw, ManWithAnAgenda,generalkala ,eromsted ,smcwl ,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : I hate annoying adolescents. If you do too, don't bother with this one.
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12,570 membres
91 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 9
Score 50.76
Ajouté 2012-02-20, 04:19 PM
- 21 Members
- hipdeep, eromsted, cpg, smcwl, BookWallah, kerrlm, merrystar, susiesharp, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963, raperper, bcrowl399, Peace2, nikitaov, emmendelson, JaneM1948, guitarkhw, HeatherVoight10, ManWithAnAgenda, rmaness,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : Better in small doses. Start with the short stories.
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4,115 membres
15 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 253
Score -4
Ajouté 2014-01-03, 01:13 PM
- Explications
- aulsmith : Fun to peruse, but not a good read.
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2,582 membres
32 critiques
4.2
Rang global 247
Score -3.33
Ajouté 2014-01-03, 01:13 PM
- Member
- jasmaynard,hipdeep ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- aulsmith : A lot of these essays are really good, but a lot of them didn't date well. Peruse, look at the cartoons, read the fables.ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
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39,030 membres
662 critiques
3.9
Rang global 65
Score 12.04
Ajouté 2014-01-03, 04:33 PM
- 11 Members
- starfishian, enrique_molinero, kerrlm, Cecrow, ncgraham, BonnieJune54, ahef1963, Peace2, Jeannine504, JaneM1948, guitarkhw,hipdeep ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- aulsmith : Dark, depressing and misogynist.ManWithAnAgenda: Less than 4.3 average stars
