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Goodreads Best for Book Clubs: Top 100

Goodreads users were asked to vote on the "best books to read for a great book club discussion. Suggest books that your group has read that led to a lively discussion, whether people loved or hated them."

BTW, Item 86 is described on Goodreads as a "Mystical story.The internal revolution of a woman and the fight against her past." Anyone who can translate the title or author please provide a comment.
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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
1
Kathryn Stockett
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
2
Khalid Hosseini
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
3
Sara Gruen
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
4
Markus Zusak
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
5
Harper Lee
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
6
Audrey Niffenegger
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
7
Suzanne Collins
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
8
Khaled Hosseini
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
9
Jeannette Walls
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
10
Sue Monk Kidd
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
11
Arthur Golden
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
12
Jodi Picoult
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
13
Alice Sebold
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
14
Mary Ann Shaffer
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
15
Jane Austen
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
16
Anita Diamant
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
17
Yann Martel
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
18
Mark Haddon
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
19
Barbara Kingsolver
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
20
Margaret Atwood
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
21
Stieg Larsson
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
22
Tatiana De Rosnay
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
23
Lisa See
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
24
Anne Frank
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
25
George Orwell
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
26
Elizabeth Gilbert
Room (Emma Donaghue)
Room
27
Emma Donaghue
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
28
Charlotte Brontë
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
29
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
30
J.D. Salinger
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
31
Diane Setterfield
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
32
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
33
Kim Edwards
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
34
Betty Smith
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
35
Ken Follett
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
36
Lois Lowry
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
37
Amy Tan
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
38
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
39
Mitch Albom
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
40
Louisa May Alcott
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