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Best Read List: October 21, 2011

Based on the FridayReads posts on October 21, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3. Zone One by Colson Whitehead

4. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

5. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
The Death Cure by James Dashner
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
The Sense of an Ending by Frank Kermode

6. An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski and Valerie Salembier
The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst

7. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
Love at First Bark by Julie Klam
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Snuff by Sir Terry Pratchett
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

8. Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Iron Knight by @Jkagawa
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Pumpkin Man by John Everson

9. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Envy by Coleen Nolan
Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

Best Read List: October 14, 2011

Based on the FridayReads posts on October 14, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

4. Reamde by Neal Stephenson

5. Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
Snuff by Sir Terry Pratchett
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Affair by Lee Child
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

6. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

7. A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
The Pumpkin Man by John Everson
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

8. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Dearly Departed by Lia Habel
Eden by Keary Taylor
Falling Together by Marisa De los Santos
Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Sense of an Ending by Frank Kermode
We the Animals by Justin Torres

9. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Room by Emma Donoghue
Serpent’s Kiss by Thea Harrison
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
The Shining by Stephen King
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Touch by Alexi Zentner
Wildwood by Roger Deakin

October 21, 2011

Here’s the Best Read List from October 21, 2011:

1. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3. Zone One by Colson Whitehead

4. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

5. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
The Death Cure by James Dashner
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

Best Read List: October 7, 2011

Based on the FridayReads posts on October 7, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

2. Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke

3. Reamde by Neal Stephenson
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

4. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick
The Affair by Lee Child
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

5. The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

6. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Trackers by Deon Meyer
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

7. Divergent by Veronica Roth
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

8. A Clash of Kings by George R R Martin
Falling Together by Marisa De los Santos
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Nightwoods by Charles Frazier
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Room by Emma Donoghue
We the Animals by Justin Torres

9. A Dance with Dragons by George R R Martin
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Submission by Amy Waldman
There But For The by Ali Smith

Best Read List: September 30, 2011

Based on the FridayReads posts on September 30, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

2. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Reamde by Neal Stephenson

3. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

4. Room by Emma Donoghue

5. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
The Affair by Lee Child
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore

6. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

7. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

8. In For A Penny by Rose Lerner
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

9. A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean

10. Aleph by Paulo Coelho
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
Heat Rises by Richard Castle
Hourglass by Myra McEntire (@MyraMcEntire)
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Nightwoods by Charles Frazier
Seduction of A Highland Lass by Maya Banks
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Passage by Justin Cronin
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Trackers by Deon Meyer

Best Read List: September 23, 2011

Based on the FridayReads posts on September 23, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

2. Reamde by Neal Stephenson

3. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

4. The Taker by Alma Katsu

5. The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

6. A Clash of Kings by George R R Martin
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett

7. Room by Emma Donoghue
The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen

8. A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
Horns by Joe Hill
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Reporter from Marridon by Michelle Franklin
Under the Dome by Stephen King
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

9. Beauty Queens by LIbba Bray
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Brooklyn Burning by Steve Brezenoff
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Habibi by Craig Thompson
Nightwoods by Charles Frazier
One Day by David Nicholls
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
The Submission by Amy Waldman
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Wildwood by Roger Deakin

Best Read List: September 16, 2011

Based on the FridayReads posts on September 16, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

2. Pirate King by Laurie R. King
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

3. Crystal Brave: Earthquake at the Taum Sauk by B. K. Bradshaw
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

4. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
The Magicians by Lev Grossman

5. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett

6. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
The Reporter from Marridon by Michelle Franklin
Room by Emma Donoghue
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and Dave Mckean
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Magician King by Lev Grossman

7. Archangel’s Blade by Nalini Singh
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
The Cure For Love by De-ann Black

8. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
Millie’s Rose by Donna Sturgeon
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
We the Animals by Justin Torres

Best Read List: September 9, 2011

Based on the FridayReads posts on September 9, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Magicians by Lev Grossman

2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

4. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

5. The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

6. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Crystal Brave: Earthquake at the Taum Sauk by B. K. Bradshaw
The Taker by Alma Katsu

7. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

8. Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
In the Garden Of Beasts by Erik Larson
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Room by Emma Donoghue
Straw Dogs by Stevie Simkin
The Cut by George Pelecanos
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
The Submission by Amy Waldman
We the Animals by Justin Torres

9. Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

10. A Good Hard Look by Ann Napolitano
After You by Julie Buxbaum
All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin
Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Top 35 Best Read List (September 2, 2011)

Based on the FridayReads posts on September 2, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

2. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

5. The Magician King by Lev Grossman
The Submission by Amy Waldman

7. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
We the Animals by Justin Torres

10. A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin
Room by Emma Donoghue
The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

14. Crystal Brave: Brave Earthquake at the Taum Sauk by BK Bradshaw
Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

17. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Legend by Marie Lu
Mile 81 by Stephen King
Once upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Snapped by Laura Griffin
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

26. Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Crimes in Southern Indiana by Frank Bill
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
Luminarium by Alex Shakar
Marvellous Hairy by Mark A. Rayner and M. Tundra
One Day by David Nicholls
The Cut by George Pelecanos
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey

Top 54 Best Read List (August 26, 2011)

Based on the FridayReads posts on August 26, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab

4. The Explorer’s Code by Kitty Pilgrim

5. The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
The Magician King by Lev Grossman

7. The Magicians by Lev Grossman

8. A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

12. The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
The Submission by Amy Waldman

14. Divergent by Veronica Roth
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

16. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Swamplandia by Karen Russell
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall

25. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Equations of Life by Simon Morden
Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
One Day by David Nicholls
Room by Emma Donoghue
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

34. A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin
A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Cocktail Hour Under The Tree Of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Horns by Joe Hill
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Firm by John Grisham
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
The Leopard by Jo Nesbø
The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
We the Animals by Justin Torres