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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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Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

112 pages · 4.09★ on Hardcover

≈ 2h4.09 (6k)
37
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry

Robin Wall Kimmerer

113 pages · 4.13★ on Hardcover

≈ 2.5h4.13 (140)
23
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny

Timothy Snyder

130 pages · 4.26★ on Hardcover

≈ 2.5h4.26 (341)
44
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

215 pages · 4.08★ on Hardcover

≈ 4.5h4.08 (3k)
54
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

227 pages · 3.93★ on Hardcover

≈ 4.5h3.93 (5k)
27
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages · 4.22★ on Hardcover

≈ 5h4.22 (3k)
47
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

287 pages · 4.02★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h4.02 (2k)
2
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

288 pages · 4.53★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.53 (1k)
10
Whistler by Ann Patchett

Whistler

Ann Patchett

295 pages · 4.43★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.43 (51)
53
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

298 pages · 3.93★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h3.93 (1k)
33
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

304 pages · 4.16★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.16 (609)
22
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Correspondent

Virginia Evans

305 pages · 4.28★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.28 (281)
56
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

332 pages · 3.92★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h3.92 (4k)
26
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

336 pages · 4.25★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h4.25 (8k)
52
The Deal by Elle Kennedy

The Deal

Elle Kennedy

342 pages · 3.95★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.95 (610)
11
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

352 pages · 4.43★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h4.43 (2k)
14
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

Mad Mabel

Sally Hepworth

352 pages · 4.37★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h4.37 (65)
60
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

353 pages · 3.89★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.89 (3k)
59
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Toni Morrison

362 pages · 3.90★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.90 (544)
39
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People

Sarah Wynn-Williams

377 pages · 4.12★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.12 (422)
25
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

London Falling

Patrick Radden Keefe

379 pages · 4.26★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.26 (78)
38
The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Wedding People

Alison Espach

384 pages · 4.12★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.12 (576)
6
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages · 4.47★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h4.47 (314)
50
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

Theo of Golden

Allen Levi

394 pages · 3.96★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h3.96 (138)
28
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

400 pages · 4.21★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h4.21 (3k)
48
Our Perfect Summer by Carley Fortune

Our Perfect Summer

Carley Fortune

432 pages · 4.01★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h4.01 (51)
3
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

476 pages · 4.50★ on Hardcover

≈ 9.5h4.50 (8k)
40
The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Overstory

Richard Powers

502 pages · 4.09★ on Hardcover

≈ 10h4.09 (436)
24
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

536 pages · 4.26★ on Hardcover

≈ 10.5h4.26 (2k)
7
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste

Isabel Wilkerson

544 pages · 4.47★ on Hardcover

≈ 11h4.47 (299)
46
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

555 pages · 4.02★ on Hardcover

≈ 11h4.02 (2k)
36
Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe

Daggermouth

H.M. Wolfe

566 pages · 4.14★ on Hardcover

≈ 11.5h4.14 (69)
42
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

578 pages · 4.08★ on Hardcover

≈ 11.5h4.08 (2k)
58
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

610 pages · 3.91★ on Hardcover

≈ 12h3.91 (283)
29
The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

The Poison Daughter

Sheila Masterson

668 pages · 4.18★ on Hardcover

≈ 13.5h4.18 (63)
43
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

720 pages · 4.08★ on Hardcover

≈ 14.5h4.08 (986)
49
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

775 pages · 3.97★ on Hardcover

≈ 15.5h3.97 (990)
19
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert

896 pages · 4.33★ on Hardcover

≈ 18h4.33 (6k)