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Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real. More specifically, fiction is an imaginative form of narrative, one of the four basic rhetorical modes. Although the word fiction is derived from the Latin fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum, "to form, create", works of fiction need not be e...more


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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by Dan Brown (shelved 2938 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.57 — 306,502 ratings — published 2000
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by Harper Lee (shelved 2646 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 335,998 ratings — published 1960
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by J.D. Salinger (shelved 2513 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.83 — 264,111 ratings — published 1945
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald (shelved 2370 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 259,627 ratings — published 1922
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by George Orwell (shelved 2172 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 212,434 ratings — published 1949
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by Khaled Hosseini (shelved 2077 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 249,054 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 1943 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 317,816 ratings — published 1997
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Paperback)
by Mark Haddon (shelved 1907 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.74 — 115,987 ratings — published 2003
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by William Golding (shelved 1901 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.58 — 209,347 ratings — published 1954
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (Paperback)
by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) (shelved 1880 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 171,081 ratings — published 2003
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Paperback)
by George Orwell (shelved 1877 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.72 — 209,537 ratings — published 1945
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Hardcover)
by Arthur Golden (shelved 1818 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 199,246 ratings — published 1997
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 1796 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.45 — 248,806 ratings — published 2006
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Mass Market Paperback)
by Yann Martel (shelved 1784 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.79 — 113,678 ratings — published 2001
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 1732 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 232,874 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 1730 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 233,481 ratings — published 1999
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Orgueil et préjugés (Collection Nostalgie) Orgueil et préjugés (Collection Nostalgie)
by Jane Austen (shelved 1714 times as fiction)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1813
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 1685 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 232,820 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 1678 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 233,952 ratings — published 2000
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 1629 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 230,194 ratings — published 2003
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Paperback)
by Alice Sebold (shelved 1623 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 175,493 ratings — published 2002
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by Dan Brown (shelved 1611 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.70 — 138,977 ratings — published 2000
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The Secret Life of Bees The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by Sue Monk Kidd (shelved 1591 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 186,761 ratings — published 2002
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The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 1567 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 188,498 ratings — published 1937
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Of Mice and Men (Centennial Edition) Of Mice and Men (Centennial Edition)
by John Steinbeck (shelved 1560 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 204,411 ratings — published 1937
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut (shelved 1449 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 147,196 ratings — published 1969
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Middlesex Middlesex (Paperback)
by Jeffrey Eugenides (shelved 1419 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 124,646 ratings — published 2002
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Admirável Mundo Novo Admirável Mundo Novo (capa mole)
by Aldous Huxley (shelved 1378 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 10 ratings — published 1932
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Dalmatian Press Adapted Classic) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Dalmatian Press Adapted Classic)
by Mark Twain (shelved 1369 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 1884
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Twilight (Twilight Saga #1) Twilight (Twilight Saga #1)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 1363 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 283,118 ratings — published 2005
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Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)
by Charlotte Brontë (shelved 1360 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 136,933 ratings — published 1847
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by Cormac McCarthy (shelved 1332 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 62,963 ratings — published 2006
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by Sara Gruen (shelved 1302 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 118,990 ratings — published 2006
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1) Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1)
by Gregory Maguire (shelved 1277 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.35 — 101,572 ratings — published 1995
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Paperback)
by Margaret Atwood (shelved 1270 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 66,365 ratings — published 1985
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The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible (Paperback)
by Barbara Kingsolver (shelved 1270 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 125,526 ratings — published 1998
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author) (shelved 1237 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.70 — 156,811 ratings — published 1988
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Hardcover)
by Gabriel García Márquez (shelved 1199 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 117,107 ratings — published 1967
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Paperback)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 1170 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 102,684 ratings — published 1953
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by Khaled Hosseini (shelved 1123 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 113,592 ratings — published 2006
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Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics) Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Vladimir Nabokov (shelved 1100 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 91,287 ratings — published 1958
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
by Nathaniel Hawthorne (shelved 1090 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.29 — 52,505 ratings — published 1850
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by Joseph Heller (shelved 1084 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 53,654 ratings — published 1955
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Little Women Little Women (Paperback)
by Louisa May Alcott (shelved 1071 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 166,817 ratings — published 1867
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by Emily Brontë (shelved 1062 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.69 — 53,601 ratings — published 1847
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El Senor De Los Anillos / the Lord of the Rings: LA Comunidad Del Anillo El Senor De Los Anillos / the Lord of the Rings: LA Comunidad Del Anillo (Hardcover)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 1039 times as fiction)
avg rating 5.00 — 4 ratings — published 1951
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Bis (Biss) zur Mittagsstunde (Bella und Edward 2) Bis (Biss) zur Mittagsstunde (Bella und Edward 2)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 1005 times as fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2006
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Paperback)
by John Steinbeck (shelved 999 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 57,342 ratings — published 1939
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
by Mary Shelley (shelved 945 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.66 — 96,131 ratings — published 1818
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by Ian McEwan (shelved 938 times as fiction)
avg rating 3.71 — 53,986 ratings — published 2001
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