Most popular books of all time

Educated: A Memoir

by Tara Westover

Summary: A #1 New York Times Bestseller, Educated is an unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.

Average rating: 7.4/10

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

Summary: A #1 New York Times Best Seller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

Average rating: 6.9/10

A Man Called Ove: A Novel

by Fredrik Backman

Summary: A feel-good story, Fredrik Backman’s first novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one’s life has on countless others.

Average rating: 7.9/10

All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel

by Anthony Doerr

Summary: This stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

Average rating: 7.8/10

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel

by Gail Honeyman

Summary: Smart, warm, uplifting, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes; The only way to survive is to open your heart.

Average rating: 6.8/10

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel

by Amor Towles

Summary: A transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.

Average rating: 7.3/10

Becoming

by Michelle Obama

Summary: In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address.

Average rating: 8/10

Little Fires Everywhere

by Celeste Ng

Summary: A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.

Average rating: 6.6/10

Before We Were Yours: A Novel

by Lisa Wingate

Summary: Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.

Average rating: 7.5/10

The Nightingale: A Novel

by Kristin Hannah

Summary: The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France during World War II.

Average rating: 8.5/10

Orphan Train

by Christina Baker Kline

Summary: Orphan Train is an unforgettable story of friendship and second chances that highlights a little-known but historically significant movement in America’s past. It is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.

Average rating: 8.2/10

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

Average rating: 8.7/10

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

by J. D. Vance

Summary: Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.

Average rating: 7.1/10

The Husband's Secret

by Liane Moriarty

Summary: The Husband's Secret is a modern day take on the story of Pandora and her box. It details the lives of three women who are impacted by the murder of a teen girl that happened nearly thirty years ago.

Average rating: 6.9/10

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

by Daniel James Brown

Average rating: 7.6/10

The Great Alone: A Novel

by Kristin Hannah

Summary: The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.

Average rating: 7/10

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

Average rating: 6.9/10

The Rosie Project: A Novel

by Graeme Simsion

Summary: An international bestselling romantic comedy features the oddly charming, social challenged genetics professor Don, as he seeks true love.

Average rating: 7.7/10

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer

Summary: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society tells the remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.

Average rating: 7.3/10

Where'd You Go, Bernadette: A Novel

by Maria Semple

Summary: A whip-smart, hysterical dramedy about a family in crisis after the disappearance of its brilliant, misanthropic matriarch.

Average rating: 7/10