My 5-star Books

These are the books I've rated with 5 stars since I started tracking and rating my reading (basically since mid-2008).  Some of these books are all-time favorites and have been re-read many times.

1. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel) by Ellen Raskin
2. Joy in the Morning by Betty  Smith
3. Gospel  by Wilton Barnhardt
4. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
5. Maggie Now by Betty  Smith
6. The Other Boleyn Girl (The Tudor Court, #2) by Philippa Gregory
7. The Secret Life of Logos: Behind the Scenes with Top Designers by Leslie Cabarga
8. Waking Brigid by Francis Clark
9. The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
10. Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
11. L.A. Outlaws (Charlie Hood, #1) by T. Jefferson Parker
12. The Pillars of the Earth  (The Pillars of the Earth, #1) by Ken Follett
13. The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
14. The Brass Verdict (Harry Bosch, #14; Mickey Haller, #2) by Michael Connelly
15. River of Heaven by Lee  Martin
16. Zel by Donna Jo Napoli
17. The Condition by Jennifer Haigh
18. America at Home by Rick Smolan
19. The Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica Eisdorfer
20. Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
21. Columbine by Dave Cullen
22. The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) by Dan Brown
23. Free-Range Chickens by Simon Rich
24. The Cold Kiss by John Rector
25. The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King
26. Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom by Kristin van Ogtrop
27. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
28. The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
29. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson
30. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
31. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
32. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
33. The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall
34. Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
35. Holes (Holes, #1) by Louis Sachar
36. The Stand by Stephen King
37. A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin
38. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling
39. At the End of the Road by Grant Jerkins
40. A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents--and Ourselves by Jane Gross
41. A Dress for Diana by David Emanuel
42. 100 Unforgettable Dresses by Hal Rubenstein
43. 11/22/1963 by Stephen King
44. Kings of Colorado by David E. Hilton
45. Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family, #4) by Marian Keyes
46. Sleep Toward Heaven by Amanda Eyre Ward
47. Room by Emma Donoghue
48. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin
49. Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone by Johnny Ramone
50. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Green
51. Defending Jacob by William Landay
52. The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
53. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
54. 50 Main Street: The Face of America by Piero Ribelli
55. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
56. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
57. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
58. The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
59. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
60. One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
61. The Dinner by Herman Koch
62. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
63. Bird Box by Josh Malerman