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Best rated on Hardcover

The books the reading community rates highest — Hardcover's numbers, cited as theirs.

Ranked by the average rating on Hardcover, shown exactly as Hardcover reports it. We do not adjust, weight or rebrand these numbers — they are a citation, not a Qualisma judgement, which is why only books with at least 50 ratings appear here. The reading time beside each one is ours.

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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

288 pages · 4.53★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h9.1/10
5
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

601 pages · 4.49★ on Hardcover

≈ 12h8.6/10
10
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

J. R. R. Tolkien

323 pages · 4.47★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h8.9/10
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Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste

Isabel Wilkerson

544 pages · 4.44★ on Hardcover

≈ 11h8.3/10
13
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

352 pages · 4.43★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h8.6/10
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Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert

528 pages · 4.33★ on Hardcover

≈ 10.5h8.0/10
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The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

320 pages · 4.32★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h8.2/10
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Correspondent

Virginia Evans

305 pages · 4.31★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h8.1/10
27
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

Elie Wiesel

126 pages · 4.28★ on Hardcover

≈ 2.5h8.6/10
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Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

Mad Mabel

Sally Hepworth

352 pages · 4.28★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h7.7/10
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1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

336 pages · 4.25★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h7.9/10
31
Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros

Threshing Day

Rebecca Yarros

224 pages · 4.25★ on Hardcover

≈ 4.5h8.0/10
34
Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot

853 pages · 4.23★ on Hardcover

≈ 21h7.0/10
35
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

1458 pages · 4.22★ on Hardcover

≈ 38h6.8/10
36
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages · 4.22★ on Hardcover

≈ 5h7.9/10
37
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

London Falling

Patrick Radden Keefe

361 pages · 4.22★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h7.5/10
38
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny

Timothy Snyder

130 pages · 4.22★ on Hardcover

≈ 2.5h8.2/10
39
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

400 pages · 4.21★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h7.6/10
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Whistler by Ann Patchett

Whistler

Ann Patchett

295 pages · 4.19★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h7.4/10
45
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

304 pages · 4.16★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h7.5/10
48
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

288 pages · 4.16★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h7.5/10
49
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

428 pages · 4.16★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h7.3/10
52
The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

The Poison Daughter

Sheila Masterson

668 pages · 4.14★ on Hardcover

≈ 13.5h6.8/10
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The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry

Robin Wall Kimmerer

113 pages · 4.14★ on Hardcover

≈ 2.5h7.8/10
54
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People

Sarah Wynn-Williams

377 pages · 4.14★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h7.3/10
57
The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Overstory

Richard Powers

502 pages · 4.10★ on Hardcover

≈ 10h6.9/10
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The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

The Calamity Club

Kathryn Stockett

656 pages · 4.10★ on Hardcover

≈ 13h6.6/10
59
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

112 pages · 4.10★ on Hardcover

≈ 2h7.8/10
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Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Heated Rivalry

Rachel Reid

368 pages · 4.10★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h7.1/10