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22 daydreams
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Chris Rose (Goodreads Author)
4.95 avg rating — 42 ratings
score: 381,
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| 202 |
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A Night in the Lonesome October
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4.16 avg rating — 14,796 ratings
score: 379,
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
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4.40 avg rating — 456,868 ratings
score: 378,
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| 204 |
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Free Fall
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Amber Lea Easton (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 131 ratings
score: 377,
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4 people voted
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| 205 |
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Bud, Not Buddy
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3.97 avg rating — 114,405 ratings
score: 375,
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| 206 |
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Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
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John Gwynne (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 54,914 ratings
score: 374,
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| 206 |
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Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 130,311 ratings
score: 374,
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Enthusiasm
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3.76 avg rating — 3,944 ratings
score: 373,
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| 209 |
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Entreat Me
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Grace Draven (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 15,556 ratings
score: 372,
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| 209 |
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The Ultimate Religion
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Gillian Dance (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 335 ratings
score: 372,
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| 211 |
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Socrates in Love
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Kazumi Kazui (artist)
3.79 avg rating — 627 ratings
score: 371,
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4 people voted
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| 212 |
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Quest for a Maid
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4.08 avg rating — 2,535 ratings
score: 370,
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| 213 |
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The Red Hand
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Michael Stephen Daigle (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 83 ratings
score: 366,
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4 people voted
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| 214 |
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Delirium (Delirium, #1)
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Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 477,584 ratings
score: 362,
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| 215 |
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Unparalleled
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D.S. Smith (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 4,800 ratings
score: 361,
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| 216 |
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
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4.25 avg rating — 13,479 ratings
score: 357,
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| 216 |
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East (East, #1)
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Edith Pattou (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 46,380 ratings
score: 357,
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| 216 |
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Deception Point
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Dan Brown (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 694,572 ratings
score: 357,
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| 219 |
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Five Smooth Stones
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4.43 avg rating — 3,565 ratings
score: 354,
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| 219 |
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
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4.17 avg rating — 184,309 ratings
score: 354,
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| 219 |
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 870,303 ratings
score: 354,
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| 222 |
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Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #1)
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 68,004 ratings
score: 352,
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| 222 |
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The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
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4.05 avg rating — 439,944 ratings
score: 352,
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| 222 |
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Walk Two Moons
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 172,679 ratings
score: 352,
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| 225 |
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Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
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4.35 avg rating — 3,548 ratings
score: 351,
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| 226 |
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The Fall of the Phoenix (Heroes of Troy, #1)
by
Daniel Kelly (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 298 ratings
score: 350,
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4 people voted
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| 227 |
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Fallen (Fallen, #1)
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Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 614,051 ratings
score: 348,
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| 227 |
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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4.06 avg rating — 282,672 ratings
score: 348,
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| 229 |
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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4.12 avg rating — 435,735 ratings
score: 347,
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| 230 |
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The Necessary Beggar
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3.92 avg rating — 597 ratings
score: 344,
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| 230 |
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Negative Zero (Soldier of Light Chronicles, #1)
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Ireland Gill (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 113 ratings
score: 344,
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| 232 |
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Home Sweet Sonoma (Home Sweet Home Trilogy Book 1)
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4.38 avg rating — 56 ratings
score: 341,
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| 233 |
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The Hard Way (Jack Reacher, #10)
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Lee Child (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 92,285 ratings
score: 339,
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4 people voted
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| 233 |
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Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
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Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 275,260 ratings
score: 339,
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| 235 |
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The Maltese Falcon
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3.87 avg rating — 113,998 ratings
score: 338,
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| 235 |
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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)
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Ally Carter (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 192,859 ratings
score: 338,
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4 people voted
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| 237 |
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First Test (Protector of the Small, #1)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 63,080 ratings
score: 337,
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| 237 |
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The Pelican Brief
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John Grisham (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 444,595 ratings
score: 337,
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| 239 |
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Eye of the Needle
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Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 167,371 ratings
score: 336,
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| 240 |
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The Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientists' Club, #1)
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4.28 avg rating — 2,277 ratings
score: 335,
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| 240 |
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Go Ask Alice
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Beatrice Sparks (as "Anonymous")
3.74 avg rating — 289,962 ratings
score: 335,
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5 people voted
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| 242 |
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
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3.90 avg rating — 35,138 ratings
score: 332,
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| 242 |
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Chasing the Red Queen
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4.20 avg rating — 947 ratings
score: 332,
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| 244 |
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Defending Jacob: A Novel
by
William Landay (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 309,669 ratings
score: 330,
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| 245 |
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Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
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Lee Child (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 346,434 ratings
score: 329,
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| 246 |
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Mira, Mirror
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3.38 avg rating — 2,322 ratings
score: 327,
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| 247 |
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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 421,704 ratings
score: 326,
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| 248 |
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The Innocent (Will Robie, #1)
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David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 119,422 ratings
score: 325,
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| 249 |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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4.04 avg rating — 537,956 ratings
score: 322,
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| 250 |
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Two Moon Princess (Two Moon Princess, #1)
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Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban (Goodreads Author)
3.52 avg rating — 385 ratings
score: 321,
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4 people voted
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| 250 |
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A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
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John Grisham (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 822,448 ratings
score: 321,
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| 252 |
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Watchers
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Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 170,791 ratings
score: 316,
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| 253 |
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The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by
Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 149,221 ratings
score: 314,
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| 254 |
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Elsewhere (Borderlands, #4)
by
Will Shetterly (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 1,248 ratings
score: 308,
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| 255 |
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The Light Princess
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4.02 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
score: 307,
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| 256 |
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
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4.26 avg rating — 976,647 ratings
score: 305,
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| 257 |
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Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
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Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 70,266 ratings
score: 304,
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| 258 |
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The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
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4.26 avg rating — 581,604 ratings
score: 301,
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| 259 |
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The Founder's Curse (New Zigon, #1)
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Danelle O'Donnell (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings
score: 300,
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| 259 |
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Learn Spanish with stories and audios as workbook. Spanish language course for beginners and advanced learners.: Spanish made simple. (SPRAUCH nº 1) (Spanish Edition)
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Anton Hager (Goodreads Author)
4.92 avg rating — 65 ratings
score: 300,
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| 259 |
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Digital Fortress
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Dan Brown (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 660,384 ratings
score: 300,
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| 262 |
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Overqualified
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Joey Comeau (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 1,457 ratings
score: 298,
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| 262 |
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The River Why
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4.22 avg rating — 12,491 ratings
score: 298,
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| 264 |
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Dying To Forget (The Station #1)
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Trish Marie Dawson (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,962 ratings
score: 297,
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| 264 |
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I Hope You Find Me (Find Me #1)
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Trish Marie Dawson (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 1,389 ratings
score: 297,
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| 264 |
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Inside Out (Insider, #1)
by
Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 25,024 ratings
score: 297,
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| 264 |
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The Watcher (The Watcher Saga, #1)
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Lisa Voisin (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 542 ratings
score: 297,
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| 264 |
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Written in Red (The Others, #1)
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4.25 avg rating — 64,145 ratings
score: 297,
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| 269 |
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Spider
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3.78 avg rating — 2,561 ratings
score: 295,
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| 270 |
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Phantastes
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3.90 avg rating — 12,448 ratings
score: 293,
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| 271 |
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Reboot (Reboot, #1)
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Amy Tintera (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 34,677 ratings
score: 292,
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| 271 |
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Calico Jack in your Garden
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Karl Wiggins (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 218 ratings
score: 292,
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| 273 |
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Stranger Things Happen
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3.83 avg rating — 6,380 ratings
score: 291,
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| 274 |
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Tears of the Moon (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #2)
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 36,746 ratings
score: 290,
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| 274 |
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You Really Are Full of Shit, Aren't You?
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Karl Wiggins (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 196 ratings
score: 290,
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| 276 |
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Broken Promises (Past Imperfect Mystery, #1)
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Anne Willow (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 2,728 ratings
score: 288,
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| 277 |
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God-Shaped Hole
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Tiffanie DeBartolo (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 9,471 ratings
score: 286,
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| 277 |
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The Waiting Years
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3.95 avg rating — 3,068 ratings
score: 286,
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| 277 |
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Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1)
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Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 3,587 ratings
score: 286,
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| 277 |
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Just Listen
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 250,115 ratings
score: 286,
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| 281 |
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Running Out of Time
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3.99 avg rating — 28,379 ratings
score: 285,
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| 281 |
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Saffy's Angel (Casson Family, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 4,778 ratings
score: 285,
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| 281 |
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Quantum Roots (Quantum Roots, #1)
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Kyle Keyes (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 3,179 ratings
score: 285,
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| 284 |
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Mars, Vol. 1
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4.13 avg rating — 18,466 ratings
score: 284,
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| 284 |
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Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
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4.12 avg rating — 12,768 ratings
score: 284,
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| 284 |
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The Soul's Mark: FOUND (The Soul's Mark, #1)
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Ashley Stoyanoff (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 2,143 ratings
score: 284,
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| 287 |
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The Old Wives' Tale
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3.85 avg rating — 4,746 ratings
score: 283,
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| 288 |
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Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1)
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Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 166,030 ratings
score: 282,
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| 289 |
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Thief (Love Me with Lies, #3)
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Tarryn Fisher (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 37,084 ratings
score: 281,
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| 290 |
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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4.06 avg rating — 103,596 ratings
score: 280,
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| 290 |
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 253,496 ratings
score: 280,
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| 292 |
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Gods Behaving Badly
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Marie Phillips (Goodreads Author)
3.40 avg rating — 19,644 ratings
score: 279,
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| 292 |
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Africa's Child (Dancing Soul Trilogy, #1)
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Maria Nhambu (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 4,008 ratings
score: 279,
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| 294 |
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Daughter of Venice
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Donna Jo Napoli (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 3,244 ratings
score: 277,
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| 294 |
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Romeo x Juliet: Omnibus
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COM (Illustrated by)
4.07 avg rating — 616 ratings
score: 277,
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| 296 |
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I Am the Cheese
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3.78 avg rating — 17,402 ratings
score: 276,
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| 297 |
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Incident at Badamya
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4.08 avg rating — 1,021 ratings
score: 275,
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| 298 |
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Anathem
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Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 74,918 ratings
score: 271,
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Fate and Fury (The Grey Wolves, #6)
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How does "The Host" qualify as a lesser known book? It was an instant best seller and continues to dominate the top of the New York Times Best Sellers list. Seriously.
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I second that.Also "The Little Prince." Very well known, in fact.
The Giver and Beauty are also both very popular
Eh Percy Jackson has a hollywood movie,
Someone remove The Giver and the Pearcy Jackson one. They're definately well-know, the former being required reading for middle schoolers in many school districts
Sarah wrote: "Someone remove The Giver and the Pearcy Jackson one. They're definately well-know, the former being required reading for middle schoolers in many school districts"I'll delete both the Percy Jackson's (if it has a movie, it's known) and The Giver.
Edit: That's done, and I also deleted Never Let Me Go, since that has a movie too.
I Capture the Castle and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall have movies too....but even they aren't known...
Removed a few books that weren't at all lesser-known.
I don't think you can say that "A Fine Balance" is lesser known - a critically aclaimed best seller that was on Oprah's list. No Oprah book should qualify as lesser known. I saw Andromeda Strain here too - a New York Times Best Seller. But worst of all, The Lovely Bones ...
The Host definitely should not be on here, it instantly went on best seller lists. And The Lovely Bones is really well known too, especially now that the movie is out.
I don't think anything by Pratchett had be considered "little known" -- We Free Men has almost 12,000 ratings!
I think this is one of the highest quality most appropriate lists I've seen.
Daughter of the Flames should totally qualify! I would show it to the world if I had the resources. I. LOVE. That. Book. >w<
I removed The Host and The Lovely Bones. I don't think any book with more than 100k reviews can be considered "lesser known". Personally I would cap it at 50k reviews, but since I haven't read the ones that would be excluded by that rule, I'll leave them.
Interview with John Greene (Author of The Fault In Our Stars) in Goodreads All Sorts!: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9...
There are so many lesser known books that deserve a lot more popularity and credit than they have... I went through my own list for this Listopia and only added lesser known books that I had given four or five stars. The books I added have not been read by a lot of GR members, as all books added have a low number of ratings.To name just a few of my votes: The Rape of Tamar by Dan Jacobson, The God Boy by Ian Cross, Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill by Tasma, Prelude To Christopher by Eleanor Dark and In The Winter Dark by Tim Winton. And that's just my top five... :-)
Mandi wrote: "I removed The Host and The Lovely Bones. I don't think any book with more than 100k reviews can be considered "lesser known". Personally I would cap it at 50k reviews, but since I haven't read the ..."I also noticed (very) popular books like The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Villete and Wives and Daughters. Those classics shouldn't be on this list either, in my opinion, as they can hardly be called 'lesser known'. But then again, that might just be a matter of opinion... :-0
I don't think Pride and Prejudice or To Kill a Mockingbird belong on this list. Both have over 1 million ratings. Otherwise, a fantastic list!!!
Booklovinglady wrote: "Mandi wrote: "I removed The Host and The Lovely Bones. I don't think any book with more than 100k reviews can be considered "lesser known". Personally I would cap it at 50k reviews, but since I hav..."It varies according to the country. In Brazil, i.e., Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights are the only Brontë sisters novels known by more than 10 people.
Booklovinglady wrote: "Mandi wrote: "I removed The Host and The Lovely Bones. I don't think any book with more than 100k reviews can be considered "lesser known". Personally I would cap it at 50k reviews, but since I hav..."It varies according to the country. In Brazil, i.e., Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights are the only Brontë sisters novels known by more than 10 people.
Carrie wrote: "It varies according to the country. ..."I know, as I'm Dutch, and here it is a different matter altogether as well. But as the differences by country can be huge, I thought I'd better have a look at number of readers mentioned on GR ...
To Kill a Mockingbird has to be the most popular Lesser Known Book of all time lol...
How can To Kill a Mockingbird be a lesser known book when it has 3,275,202 ratings?
Throne of Glass is on here? People will NOT shut up about that series. It's EVERYWHERE! Same with Cinder from the Lunar Chronicles. Both series are far from "lesser known."
Cant say I believe in this list any more. There are far too many well knowen books on here.
Rachel wrote: "Cant say I believe in this list any more. There are far too many well knowen books on here."I agree. The Bone People (#79), to name just one, won the Booker, for Pete's sake. But I guess as the voters come from different countries, it is different to all what is 'lesser known'.
Usually lists like this set a limit for how many ratings a book can have. Books with more than that number of ratings are removed from the list. What do you think would be a good limit? I think any book with more than 100,00 ratings is way too well known I'd suggest a limit of 50,000 but if there's a consensus on setting a different limit I'm good with that. Also how do you feel about books that have been turned in to movies. Should they all be removed or only the ones with more then a certain number of ratings?
Checked for duplicates and removed the books mentioned earlier in this thread and books with more than a million rations.
Removed books with over one million ratings and some spam.
Agatha Christie and Stephen King do not belong on this list ! Personally I have added books by some very gifted writers: Nickolas Butler who writes about the Midwest and Ron Rash who writes about Appalachia.
Anyone can add books to this list.
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