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1	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.34 avg rating — 8,847,909 ratings score: 851,066, and 8,602 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 4,717,303 ratings score: 459,126, and 4,644 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,533,298 ratings score: 433,741, and 4,418 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 4,045,532 ratings score: 409,591, and 4,176 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.99 avg rating — 1,887,279 ratings score: 406,156, and 4,144 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.96 avg rating — 2,472,116 ratings score: 385,007, and 3,953 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 2,093,324 ratings score: 321,028, and 3,289 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Animal Farm by George Orwell 3.99 avg rating — 3,972,629 ratings score: 286,872, and 2,969 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 4,717,303 ratings score: 212,796, and 2,152 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.69 avg rating — 2,949,059 ratings score: 211,445, and 2,200 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3.99 avg rating — 923,980 ratings score: 207,462, and 2,142 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,391,419 ratings score: 205,416, and 2,122 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 771,811 ratings score: 171,313, and 1,769 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,553,143 ratings score: 171,074, and 1,776 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 670,658 ratings score: 124,823, and 1,301 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 469,216 ratings score: 120,572, and 1,252 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 311,163 ratings score: 117,883, and 1,232 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 787,718 ratings score: 116,505, and 1,212 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 715,534 ratings score: 112,995, and 1,181 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,190,820 ratings score: 107,489, and 1,118 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Unwind (Unwind, #1) by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 233,318 ratings score: 107,234, and 1,110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 270,155 ratings score: 106,775, and 1,108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 532,335 ratings score: 99,687, and 1,048 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Legend (Legend, #1) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 536,017 ratings score: 94,268, and 983 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 4.09 avg rating — 460,926 ratings score: 91,662, and 971 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Watchmen by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 563,966 ratings score: 90,459, and 951 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 219,719 ratings score: 80,063, and 828 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,385,392 ratings score: 79,426, and 844 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau 3.89 avg rating — 284,918 ratings score: 79,086, and 832 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 3.89 avg rating — 526,372 ratings score: 68,606, and 736 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 940,892 ratings score: 68,592, and 719 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 132,128 ratings score: 59,647, and 635 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 4.26 avg rating — 77,280 ratings score: 58,743, and 616 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,591,494 ratings score: 58,397, and 615 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Anthem by Ayn Rand 3.61 avg rating — 157,601 ratings score: 53,703, and 565 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 619,299 ratings score: 53,109, and 562 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 213,901 ratings score: 52,842, and 552 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 3.89 avg rating — 99,177 ratings score: 52,619, and 551 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer 3.89 avg rating — 129,433 ratings score: 52,013, and 549 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 721,036 ratings score: 50,607, and 544 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi 3.85 avg rating — 940,992 ratings score: 49,721, and 522 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness 3.97 avg rating — 195,985 ratings score: 48,371, and 508 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.86 avg rating — 1,014,298 ratings score: 44,253, and 471 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Blindness by José Saramago 4.17 avg rating — 296,408 ratings score: 44,190, and 469 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.15 avg rating — 408,523 ratings score: 41,394, and 448 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr. 3.98 avg rating — 111,033 ratings score: 40,739, and 433 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey 4.01 avg rating — 461,677 ratings score: 39,922, and 423 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Children of Men by P.D. James 3.67 avg rating — 48,689 ratings score: 39,237, and 427 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 203,138 ratings score: 38,901, and 413 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson 3.89 avg rating — 332,729 ratings score: 38,185, and 411 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 283,347 ratings score: 38,053, and 404 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.69 avg rating — 392,882 ratings score: 37,179, and 396 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Pseudonym) 4.08 avg rating — 191,753 ratings score: 36,615, and 391 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 100,198 ratings score: 35,848, and 383 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 192,443 ratings score: 35,697, and 375 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.21 avg rating — 177,683 ratings score: 32,941, and 350 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 4.01 avg rating — 109,224 ratings score: 31,722, and 344 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Trial by Franz Kafka 3.95 avg rating — 336,786 ratings score: 31,568, and 342 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 532,225 ratings score: 30,908, and 326 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) by Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 92,866 ratings score: 30,887, and 330 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 118,331 ratings score: 29,849, and 323 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.60 avg rating — 216,324 ratings score: 29,820, and 327 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 475,441 ratings score: 29,114, and 307 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 85,978 ratings score: 28,704, and 310 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) by Veronica Rossi (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 114,518 ratings score: 24,630, and 265 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Feed by M.T. Anderson 3.55 avg rating — 64,815 ratings score: 23,366, and 250 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4.15 avg rating — 266,093 ratings score: 22,692, and 254 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Enclave (Razorland, #1) by Ann Aguirre (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 69,887 ratings score: 22,656, and 245 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 4.08 avg rating — 46,114 ratings score: 21,647, and 231 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Utopia by Thomas More 3.55 avg rating — 76,103 ratings score: 20,902, and 229 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Chrysalids by John Wyndham 3.93 avg rating — 57,152 ratings score: 20,717, and 226 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Swan Song by Robert McCammon 4.29 avg rating — 69,376 ratings score: 20,130, and 212 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	On the Beach by Nevil Shute 3.97 avg rating — 45,387 ratings score: 19,534, and 215 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1) by Alexandra Bracken (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 194,905 ratings score: 19,079, and 202 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 168,713 ratings score: 19,063, and 210 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Postman by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 35,905 ratings score: 18,536, and 204 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert 4.27 avg rating — 1,418,782 ratings score: 18,042, and 194 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Running Man by Richard Bachman (Pseudonym) 3.90 avg rating — 136,031 ratings score: 17,845, and 199 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle 3.98 avg rating — 43,674 ratings score: 17,274, and 192 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 4.06 avg rating — 135,382 ratings score: 16,184, and 179 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Incarceron (Incarceron, #1) by Catherine Fisher 3.65 avg rating — 61,426 ratings score: 16,000, and 176 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick 4.02 avg rating — 103,411 ratings score: 15,494, and 172 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Cell by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 225,239 ratings score: 15,387, and 170 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 90,533 ratings score: 15,068, and 165 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1) by Moira Young (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 61,807 ratings score: 14,702, and 159 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 38,327 ratings score: 14,503, and 153 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 4.01 avg rating — 251,626 ratings score: 13,957, and 155 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44,096 ratings score: 13,952, and 152 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 75,502 ratings score: 13,920, and 153 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Dome: Rebellion (Dome, #1) by Johnathon Nicolaou (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 284 ratings score: 13,846, and 139 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Earth Abides by George R. Stewart 3.95 avg rating — 30,200 ratings score: 13,623, and 149 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Birthmarked (Birthmarked, #1) by Caragh M. O'Brien (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 48,314 ratings score: 13,518, and 147 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 230,872 ratings score: 13,011, and 142 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Of Monsters And Planes by Johnathon Nicolaou (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 241 ratings score: 13,005, and 132 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Logan's Run by William F. Nolan 3.64 avg rating — 12,267 ratings score: 12,966, and 146 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 315,084 ratings score: 12,653, and 145 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story by Mya Robarts 3.98 avg rating — 16,022 ratings score: 12,267, and 131 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 3.90 avg rating — 57,596 ratings score: 11,949, and 132 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper 4.06 avg rating — 13,666 ratings score: 11,854, and 131 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Feed (Newsflesh, #1) by Mira Grant 3.85 avg rating — 59,482 ratings score: 11,659, and 126 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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foundation definitely deserves a higher rating

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message 2: by Chanel (new)

Jul 29, 2008 03:25PM

The Color Purple? Not utopian, dystopian or other worldly.

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message 3: by Summer (new)

Jul 29, 2008 04:38PM

Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.

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message 4: by Steffi ~mereadingbooks~ (new)

Jul 31, 2008 01:35AM

How are Tolkien's books utopian or dystopian??

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message 5: by Genericusername (new)

Aug 03, 2008 11:29PM

how is it that not one phillip k. dick novel made it to this list?

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message 6: by Carolyn (new)

Aug 11, 2008 10:01AM

Why clutter this list with the 'other world' fiction class? "Best" Utopia/Dystopia is a good enough rumble without muddying the waters so much.
Also, who the heck put 'The Color Purple', 'Lemony Snicket', and the L'Engle stuff on here? Seems to be the wrong group for them.

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message 7: by Emily (new)

Aug 28, 2008 10:56AM

Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings do not belong on this list.

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message 8: by Ubik (new)

Nov 22, 2008 10:56PM

I highly recommend Land under England to anyone who has not yet read it. Amazing utopian/dystopian novel...my favorite in fact.

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message 9: by King Haddock (last edited Feb 04, 2009 05:06PM) (new)

Feb 04, 2009 05:06PM

I think one of L'Engle's books belongs on there, least A Wrinkle in Time, with the whole planet (Camatroz? something like that) where they're ruled and controlled by It - definitely dystopia.

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message 10: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:54AM

Steffi wrote: "How are Tolkien's books utopian or dystopian??"

i guess they are under the other worldy heading...

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message 11: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:55AM

Summer wrote: "Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.
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"Utopia, dystopia, other world, sci-fi, etc. What drops you off into another world?"

I guess the phrase "what drops you off into another world?" can be very broad as far as fiction goes

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message 12: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:55AM

Genericusername wrote: "how is it that not one phillip k. dick novel made it to this list?"

Add it~!

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message 13: by Luz (new)

Jun 23, 2009 06:24PM

I recomend the book Ender's Game for those who have not read it. Its a book must read because it shows it doesnt matter smart you are but if you have the skills to play the game right.

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message 14: by Patrizia (new)

Aug 09, 2009 08:56PM

A Gift Upon the Shore

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message 15: by Oscar (new)

Oct 13, 2009 12:26PM

How is "gormeghast" not up there?

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message 16: by Becca (last edited Oct 13, 2009 08:42PM) (new)

Oct 13, 2009 08:41PM

I think its funny that people are asking why Harry Potter and LOTR are up there, and not asking why Twilight is up there...

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message 17: by Courtney (new)

Nov 16, 2009 07:47PM

It says Utopian, dystopian or "other worldly." I tried to stick to other versions of this world, but that can be interpreted many ways.

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message 18: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:30AM

since when are twilight and harry potter utopia or dystopia?

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message 19: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:31AM

the giver, the city of ember, the hunger games, uglies..... um.. the last dog on earth, gethering blue, messenger,and running out of time

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message 20: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:32AM

and trials of death, lion witch and the wardrobe and unwind

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message 21: by Julie (new)

Feb 14, 2010 04:30PM

add to Best Utopia,etc list: Swastika Night Katharine Burdekin (Murray Constantine)

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message 22: by Heather (new)

Mar 13, 2010 08:20PM

How is Twilight a utopia or a dystopia???

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message 23: by Heather (new)

Mar 13, 2010 08:21PM

Do people just not know what a Utopia and a Dystopia are?

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message 24: by Njeyeguy (new)

Mar 14, 2010 05:40PM

Oryx and Crake should be close to the top. Outstanding Book.

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message 25: by Amber (new)

Mar 23, 2010 12:23AM

The Wanting Seed

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message 26: by Alienne (new)

May 04, 2010 09:45AM

I'd recommend the book 'The Goodness Gene' by Sonia Levitin for the list.

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message 27: by Katie (new)

Aug 16, 2010 12:13PM

So how is it books like twilight and the color purple are on here? I know it said other worldly but those are in our world... they just have supernatural elements... I think of other worldly as Narnia or Middle Earth or like Hitchhikers guide... those make more sense... Take out the other worldly stuff... someone should make a new list

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message 28: by Imani ♥ ☮ (new)

Sep 04, 2010 09:39PM

I'm confused. Why are books like Breaking Dawn on here???

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message 29: by D.W. (new)

Sep 05, 2010 01:00PM

Chanel wrote: "The Color Purple? Not utopian, dystopian or other worldly."

I agree, wholeheartedly.

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message 30: by Sara (new)

Oct 23, 2010 04:50AM

How is one hundred years of solitude Utopian, Dystopian or other worldly?
I wish someone could illuminate me.

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message 31: by Sarah (new)

Dec 12, 2010 01:32PM

How is Harry Potter a world function book?
Or twilight?

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message 32: by Silver (new)

Dec 19, 2010 10:01PM

Sara wrote: "How is one hundred years of solitude Utopian, Dystopian or other worldly?
I wish someone could illuminate me."

Because of its surreal elements and the way in which it does bend the bonds of reality, I would consider it otherworldly, becasue it is a sort of alternative reality.

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message 33: by Heather (new)

Dec 30, 2010 09:03PM

The Twilight series is not in any way, shape, or form dystopian or utopian. They are fantasy.

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message 34: by Juli (new)

Jan 26, 2011 09:17PM

My interpretation of "other world" was that it was a way our world could exist, like the Utopian or dystopian society. I don't see another way of describing "other world" that would fit this book list.

And with that said there a several books on this list that I would not categorize here.. Harry Potter, Series of Unfortunate Events, Twilight...

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message 35: by Leah Rachel (new)

Jan 27, 2011 11:33AM

I agree with a lot of these comments- Harry Potter's a great, great, (amazing) series, but it's certainly not about a utopian or dystopian world- and neither is Twilight!

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message 36: by Emily (new)

Feb 14, 2011 07:32AM

This list makes very little sense... The most striking mistake being Twilight.....

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message 37: by Ali_p (new)

Feb 16, 2011 02:21PM

Heather wrote: "Do people just not know what a Utopia and a Dystopia are?"

no

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message 38: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 07, 2011 11:23AM

The Color Purple doesn't belong here... and while we're at it, Twilight doesn't really either...

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message 39: by Lukia (new)

Mar 07, 2011 07:37PM

Summer wrote: "Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.
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L'engle technicly counts (in my opinion)

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message 40: by Chantel (new)

Apr 06, 2011 02:05PM

love these books

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message 41: by Katie (new)

Apr 27, 2011 01:24AM

Uh, Twilight? Really? Does not compute. I think this list would have been better as just Best Utopian/Dystopian, but nice list none the less.

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message 42: by Marcus (new)

May 07, 2011 06:25AM

Twilight?

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message 43: by Jordan (new)

May 10, 2011 07:03PM

Adam The Awesome, Extremly Good Looking and Humble wrote: "since when are twilight and harry potter utopia or dystopia?"

Since people decided to vote for them on any list they could find =P

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message 44: by Lynn (new)

May 28, 2011 02:06PM

"This Perfect Day" by Ira Levin isn't here? It should be in the top five!

NOTHING by Stephenie Meyer should be here!

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message 45: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 03, 2011 07:46PM

Agreed, I don't know how some of these books have anything with the utopian or dystopian genre. I suppose if you twisted things around enough and put your glasses on backwards, maybe. But otherwise, pretty okay list.

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message 46: by Cameron (new)

Jun 14, 2011 02:19PM

I think the definition of Utopia/Dystopia needs to be altered for this list. Some of these books do build interesting worlds, but are not Utopian/dystopian fiction. Let's just compare 2 novels on the first page. 1984 belongs on this list, The Lion, The witch and the wardrobe does not. The plot of 1984 is completely inseparable from the dystopia described in the book. If you tried to describe the setting of 1984, you'd probably talk about big brother, telescreens, the party or the thought police. These things are completely inseparable from the story of 1984. Now if you describe Narnia's setting, you'd probably talk about the talking animals, the magical forest, the mansion and all that shit. The fact is, Narnia's setting isn't that important to the plot, it just happens to be the place the author chose to set the story. A lot of these fantasy stories really need to be removed for the same reason. The only Harry Potter book that could make this list is possibly the last one,and if it did it shouldn't be ranked high. Also, The Host at #15? THERE IS NOTHING ORIGINAL ABOUT THAT NOVEL! All you can take from it is that Stephanie Meyer has probably seen invasion of the body snatchers (or more likely animorphs). Twilight has already been brought up, it should not appear on a list with the word "best" in the title.

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message 47: by Andrew (new)

Jun 14, 2011 06:06PM

You guys remember the end of the Princess Bride, when Inigo dies of his wounds, Fezzik turns Westley in to the secret police, and Buttercup kills herself after discovering that she's pregnant with Humperdinck's baby and realizes that she can never escape?

Me neither.

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message 48: by Brian (new)

Jun 17, 2011 12:08PM

Cameron wrote: "Twilight has already been brought up, it should not appear on a list with the word "best" in the title. "

amen

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message 49: by Cera LaVon (new)

Jun 30, 2011 02:59PM

Harry Potter I can see, the chaos of the evil wizards trying to take over would lead to dystopian society, LotR as well. Twilight I'm having slight issues with, but I can kind of see it, more to the point that the evil Vampires are causing turmoil in the world of the main characters. Though, I have to say, my favorites are the His Dark Material series by Philip Pulman, Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, and Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. Though, once again, I see an issue there. The only element is of Fallen Angels and the chaos between friends, family, and the Nephilim causing it to be dystopian. A lot of these I haven't read, but I've heard about them, and agree that they are listed there.

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message 50: by Hayley (new)

Jul 02, 2011 10:29AM