Books you want everyone to know about!
Ever read a book where you just don't know why everyone hasn't heard of it, or isn't reading it?
1 Harry Potter and the Deathl...
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4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 929,300 ratings
2 The Hunger Games (The Hunge...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 1,649,806 ratings
3 Twilight (Twilight, #1)
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 1,696,028 ratings
4 Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 742,907 ratings
5 New Moon (Twilight, #2)
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 767,014 ratings
6 Catching Fire (The Hunger G...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 955,160 ratings
7 Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4)
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 711,205 ratings
8 The Host (The Host, #1)
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 366,743 ratings
9 City of Bones (The Mortal I...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 326,909 ratings
10 Midnight Sun (Twilight #1.5)
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 105,691 ratings
11 Harry Potter Boxset (Harry ...
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4.71 of 5 stars 4.71 avg rating — 89,931 ratings
12 Uglies (Uglies, #1)
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 196,423 ratings
13 The Princess Bride
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 332,191 ratings
14 The Lightning Thief (Percy ...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 433,307 ratings
15 The Giver
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 547,581 ratings
16 Table 21
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 276 ratings
17 The Time Traveler's Wife
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 717,845 ratings
18 Harry Potter and the Sorcer...
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 1,842,985 ratings
19 His Dark Materials (His Dar...
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 60,193 ratings
20 The Little Prince
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 313,027 ratings
21 Vampire Academy (Vampire Ac...
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 163,343 ratings
22 Interview with the Vampire ...
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 245,470 ratings
23 Harry Potter and the Order ...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 890,121 ratings
24 Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 202,054 ratings
25 City of Ashes (The Mortal I...
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 203,429 ratings
26 Wuthering Heights
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 441,846 ratings
27 Graceling (Graceling Realm,...
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 126,752 ratings
28 Harry Potter and the Half-B...
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4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 895,974 ratings
29 Specials (Uglies, #3)
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 79,214 ratings
30 Pretties (Uglies, #2)
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 107,092 ratings
31 City of Glass (The Mortal I...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 214,216 ratings
32 Harry Potter and the Chambe...
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 928,185 ratings
33 Harry Potter and the Prison...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 959,072 ratings
34 Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 167,761 ratings
35 Harry Potter and the Goblet...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 932,171 ratings
36 The Book Thief
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 314,376 ratings
37 Extras (Uglies, #4)
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 50,203 ratings
38 The Zombie Room
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,637 ratings
39 The Elephant Tree
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 2,500 ratings
40 Dewey: The Small-Town Libra...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 26,235 ratings
41 The Amulet of Samarkand (Ba...
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 50,205 ratings
42 Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1)
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 622 ratings
43 Thirteen Reasons Why
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 153,997 ratings
44 The Perks of Being a Wallfl...
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 290,776 ratings
45 A Game of Thrones (A Song o...
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4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 438,275 ratings
46 Beautiful Creatures (Caster...
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 136,954 ratings
47 Tiger's Voyage (The Tiger S...
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4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 11,054 ratings
48 The Catcher in the Rye
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,132,636 ratings
49 Frostbite (Vampire Academy,...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 112,824 ratings
50 The Reader
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 80,437 ratings
51 The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 34,389 ratings
52 Remembrance (Transcend Time...
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,728 ratings
53 Blood Promise (Vampire Acad...
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4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 103,180 ratings
54 Spirit Bound (Vampire Acade...
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4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 95,095 ratings
55 Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academ...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 116,252 ratings
55 Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 160,328 ratings
57 The Kite Runner
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 900,058 ratings
58 Mockingjay (The Hunger Game...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 868,908 ratings
59 Clockwork Angel (The Infern...
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 158,983 ratings
60 The Sea of Monsters (Percy ...
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 178,236 ratings
61 The Guernsey Literary and P...
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 220,196 ratings
62 Gone (Gone, #1)
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 58,144 ratings
63 Good Omens: The Nice and Ac...
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 149,567 ratings
64 Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus,...
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 34,044 ratings
65 The Last Olympian (Percy Ja...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 189,465 ratings
66 The Mists of Avalon (Avalon...
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 93,111 ratings
67 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 160,428 ratings
68 The World According to Garp
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 102,962 ratings
69 A Great and Terrible Beauty...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 108,140 ratings
70 Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 42,929 ratings
71 Dead Beat (The Dresden File...
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4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 36,673 ratings
72 Never Let Me Go
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 148,906 ratings
73 Anne Frank: Diary of a Youn...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 924,692 ratings
74 Blood in the Skies (The Hel...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 127 ratings
75 Peeps (Peeps, #1)
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 15,812 ratings
76 American Gods
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 194,702 ratings
77 The Light of Asteria: Kailm...
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 450 ratings
78 Percy Jackson and the Olymp...
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4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 12,070 ratings
78 Wings (Wings, #1)
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 37,214 ratings
80 Fallen (Fallen, #1)
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 164,967 ratings
81 Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl,...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 179,769 ratings
82 Into the Wild (Warriors, #1)
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 18,696 ratings
83 New England Witch Chronicle...
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 267 ratings
84 Conjured (New England Witch...
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4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 125 ratings
85 Wicked Betrayal (New Englan...
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4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 90 ratings
86 Poughkeepsie (Poughkeepsie,...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 5,826 ratings
87 Gabriel's Inferno (Gabriel'...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 55,075 ratings
88 Moon Called (Mercy Thompson...
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 63,370 ratings
89 The Tales of Beedle the Bard
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 115,334 ratings
90 The Alchemist
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 599,698 ratings
91 Nick & Norah's Infinite Pla...
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 34,352 ratings
92 Peace Like a River
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 36,984 ratings
93 The Art of Racing in the Rain
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 161,114 ratings
94 The Shadow of the Wind (The...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 140,207 ratings
95 Death: The High Cost of Living
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 19,359 ratings
95 The Declaration (The Declar...
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 9,591 ratings
97 The Mortal Instruments Boxe...
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4.58 of 5 stars 4.58 avg rating — 18,861 ratings
98 Sophie's World
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 70,146 ratings
99 I Capture the Castle
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 31,936 ratings
100 Guilty Pleasures (Anita Bla...
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 67,784 ratings
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message 1: by Susanna (new)

Susanna I can't imagine someone never having heard of Twilight, frankly.


message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

I never heard of it til I got on goodreads! Then I had to attempt to get it from the library which was impossible here altho they have 100 copies I was told. Then I had to buy my own copy.


message 3: by Jamie (new)

Jamie Susanna wrote: "I can't imagine someone never having heard of Twilight, frankly."

Id never heard of it until the film was announced.


message 4: by Bettie (new)

Bettie I had to laugh at how similar the books here are to the list 'books I have no intention of reading'

And I had not heard of those twee-light books until GR interaction thrust it upon me at every given moment.

bwhahahaha - life is fun


message 5: by ♥BookGeek♥ (new)

♥BookGeek♥ Well, I think Susanna means never heard of Twilight by now if I'm not mistaken, Is that right or am I speaking for myself?

Uglies is one of my all time favorite series. So, I'd definately recomend it


message 6: by Susanna (new)

Susanna Well, we have teenagers in my knitting group, I've been hearing about Twilight for what seems like forever!


message 7: by Ernest (new)

Ernest Slyman I've heard of Twilight. I read it. Entertaining rubbish.


message 8: by Garrett (new)

Garrett Cook I don't think people really get what can be done with a list like this. It should be for books people you know might not hear of, by walking into a Hot Topic or looking in the aisles of any huge chain bookstore.


message 9: by Bettie (new)

Bettie Garrett wrote: "I don't think people really get what can be done with a list like this. It should be for books people you know might not hear of, by walking into a Hot Topic or looking in the aisles of any huge ch..."

pre-xactly Garrett!


message 10: by Glenda (new)

Glenda Bixler The realllll problem is that there is NEVER enough time to read all the books you'd like to! Wuthering Heights is from many years ago...have to admit other than Harry Potter, haven't read any of these! And any would just be added to the stacks I already have waiting to be read! LOL


message 11: by Garrett (new)

Garrett Cook People don't use their time like they used to, though. Just as the writing books tell you that you do have time to write, you do have time to read. There's television and videogames and Summer blockbusters to distract people, though. Everybody has time, it's just what they do with it.


message 12: by Eleanor (last edited May 15, 2009 10:41am) (new)

Eleanor I am an avid reader but don't post very often. Would like to add my two books to list. CHOICE MAKERS, published 2/2008, RISK TAKERS, 5/08. Eleanor Cocreham,


message 13: by Gina (new)

Gina Ok, call me thick, but I don't understand how the points thing works. How does a book with three votes, for example, have no points, whereas a book with one vote has 100 points? So much to learn... so little me.


message 14: by Susanna (new)

Susanna Sometimes it takes a book a while for its points to "register," and sometimes the math is a little screwy generally, Gina. I think they're "working on it."


message 15: by Gina (new)

Gina Thanks Susanna, I was getting a bit befuddled there :o)


message 16: by Garrett (new)

Garrett Cook They count up the votes, weighed based upon places on somebody's list and then Twilight wins.


message 17: by Emily (new)

Emily  O I hate people who vote for stupid Twilight in EVERY SINGLE LIST. It's annoying.


message 18: by PurplyCookie (new)

PurplyCookie Amen to that.

Emily wrote: "I hate people who vote for stupid Twilight in EVERY SINGLE LIST. It's annoying."




message 19: by Janna (new)

Janna Ever read a book where you just don't know why everyone hasn't heard of it, or isn't reading it?

THIS MEANS DON'T VOTE FOR POPULAR BOOKS, PEOPLE. gawd.


message 20: by Sarah (new)

Sarah We've all HEARD OF TWILIGHT. That is NOT the purpose of this list. Vote for books that the entire population of teenage girls is NOT lining up to scream for. Obscure-ish, good books.


message 21: by [deleted user] (new)

Trying to revive this list, I'm adding The Ballad of Young Tam Lin. Fantasy romance (sensual without overt sex) - love, passion, jeopardy (the hero may get sent to Hell - literally), humor, some insight into deep issues. Have to read this one.


message 22: by Candy (new)

Candy Jamie wrote: "Susanna wrote: "I can't imagine someone never having heard of Twilight, frankly."

Id never heard of it until the film was announced. "


Same here & then I purchased the books


message 23: by Booklovinglady (last edited Mar 31, 2013 03:42am) (new)

Booklovinglady As it says, "a book where you just don't know why everyone hasn't heard of it, or isn't reading it", I tried to pick the ones I've read that are less known but are so very much worth a read, in my opinion :-)


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