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[ATY 2023] Unusually Large Animal
Around the Year in 52 Books is a Goodreads group that creates a user-generated reading challenge each year. This listopia is dedicated to one of our 2023 prompts. Please do not vote on these lists unless you are participating in our reading challenge!
Prompt: A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
Prompt: A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
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The Princess Bride
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4.27 avg rating — 939,543 ratings
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The Metamorphosis
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3.90 avg rating — 1,359,151 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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4.43 avg rating — 4,381,326 ratings
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James and the Giant Peach
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4.04 avg rating — 508,306 ratings
score: 841,
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9 people voted
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Dune (Dune #1)
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4.29 avg rating — 1,584,582 ratings
score: 635,
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7 people voted
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 3,359,692 ratings
score: 599,
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6 people voted
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
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John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 68,317 ratings
score: 594,
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6 people voted
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The Constant Rabbit
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Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 10,249 ratings
score: 589,
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6 people voted
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The Master and Margarita
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4.28 avg rating — 405,913 ratings
score: 589,
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6 people voted
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
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4.36 avg rating — 1,099,676 ratings
score: 589,
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6 people voted
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War with the Newts
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4.17 avg rating — 17,102 ratings
score: 587,
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6 people voted
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
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4.14 avg rating — 379,071 ratings
score: 582,
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6 people voted
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 3,957,187 ratings
score: 578,
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6 people voted
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Moby-Dick
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3.56 avg rating — 606,037 ratings
score: 577,
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6 people voted
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Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)
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Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 20,377 ratings
score: 495,
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5 people voted
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 avg rating — 4,371,761 ratings
score: 485,
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5 people voted
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
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Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 163,361 ratings
score: 484,
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5 people voted
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Jaws (Jaws, #1)
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3.95 avg rating — 176,150 ratings
score: 478,
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5 people voted
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
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4.06 avg rating — 600,553 ratings
score: 473,
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5 people voted
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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4.58 avg rating — 4,714,772 ratings
score: 466,
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5 people voted
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Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
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Travis Baldree (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 303,849 ratings
score: 399,
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4 people voted
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
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Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 1,445,046 ratings
score: 397,
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4 people voted
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The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #1)
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Jessica Townsend (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 74,049 ratings
score: 397,
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4 people voted
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Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
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Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 52,264 ratings
score: 396,
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4 people voted
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Crenshaw
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Katherine Applegate (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 37,152 ratings
score: 396,
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4 people voted
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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4.45 avg rating — 2,687,972 ratings
score: 393,
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4 people voted
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
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4.18 avg rating — 94,149 ratings
score: 393,
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4 people voted
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The Friend
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3.73 avg rating — 56,658 ratings
score: 391,
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4 people voted
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The Neverending Story
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4.18 avg rating — 217,253 ratings
score: 390,
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4 people voted
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Harvey
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4.08 avg rating — 9,874 ratings
score: 386,
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4 people voted
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
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Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 247,155 ratings
score: 297,
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3 people voted
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The Rabbit Factor
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Antti Tuomainen (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 5,605 ratings
score: 297,
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3 people voted
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Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 112,585 ratings
score: 296,
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3 people voted
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When Women Were Dragons
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Kelly Barnhill (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 67,479 ratings
score: 294,
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3 people voted
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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Hart and Mercy, #1)
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Megan Bannen (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 45,139 ratings
score: 294,
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3 people voted
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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
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Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 454,435 ratings
score: 292,
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3 people voted
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The Crane Husband
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Kelly Barnhill (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 8,363 ratings
score: 289,
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3 people voted
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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4.11 avg rating — 3,626,813 ratings
score: 288,
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3 people voted
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
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Sarah Gailey (Goodreads Author)
3.52 avg rating — 11,466 ratings
score: 285,
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3 people voted
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Cujo
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 314,973 ratings
score: 282,
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3 people voted
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Squeeze Me (Skink #8)
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Carl Hiaasen (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 37,631 ratings
score: 282,
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3 people voted
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How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
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3.91 avg rating — 55,568 ratings
score: 198,
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2 people voted
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Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #3)
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Jessica Townsend (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 27,581 ratings
score: 198,
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2 people voted
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Failure to Communicate (Xandri Corelel, #1)
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Kaia Sønderby (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 343 ratings
score: 198,
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2 people voted
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Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)
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4.27 avg rating — 214,327 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
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Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 109,895 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
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Jonathan C. Slaght (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 6,109 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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Season of Storms (The Witcher, #0.2)
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3.97 avg rating — 69,260 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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Kraken
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China Miéville (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 28,424 ratings
score: 196,
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2 people voted
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
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4.37 avg rating — 7,264 ratings
score: 196,
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2 people voted
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Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #2)
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Jessica Townsend (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 40,644 ratings
score: 196,
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2 people voted
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Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
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Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 967,816 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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Pet (Pet, #1)
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Akwaeke Emezi (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 33,606 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
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Christopher Buehlman (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 38,840 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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Fairy Tale
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 325,096 ratings
score: 194,
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2 people voted
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The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3)
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4.13 avg rating — 58,114 ratings
score: 193,
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2 people voted
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The Food of the Gods
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3.42 avg rating — 5,268 ratings
score: 193,
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2 people voted
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The Beast Player (The Beast Player, #1-2)
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4.11 avg rating — 4,373 ratings
score: 192,
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2 people voted
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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4.40 avg rating — 3,073,661 ratings
score: 191,
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2 people voted
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
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3.75 avg rating — 115,046 ratings
score: 190,
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2 people voted
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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4.20 avg rating — 303,073 ratings
score: 190,
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2 people voted
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Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)
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Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 8,293 ratings
score: 189,
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2 people voted
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Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 1,039,985 ratings
score: 171,
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2 people voted
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Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.41 avg rating — 132,746 ratings
score: 167,
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2 people voted
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Backpacking Through Bedlam (InCryptid, #12)
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Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 2,315 ratings
score: 135,
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2 people voted
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Cackle
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3.72 avg rating — 44,082 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5)
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4.31 avg rating — 78,411 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Written in Red (The Others, #1)
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4.25 avg rating — 64,065 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
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Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 483,669 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Deep
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3.71 avg rating — 12,042 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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| 67 |
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The Harvest of Samhein (The Cycle of the Red Moon, #1)
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José Antonio Cotrina (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 1,639 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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| 67 |
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Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles, #4)
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4.26 avg rating — 40,785 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Adbhut
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3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Escaping Exodus (Escaping Exodus, #1)
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Nicky Drayden (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 1,963 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London #1)
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Garth Nix (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 24,838 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Essex Serpent
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3.52 avg rating — 67,721 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Mort(e) (War with No Name, #1)
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3.62 avg rating — 6,131 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)
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Elly Griffiths (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 23,211 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog
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3.90 avg rating — 1,803 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Below
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Ryan Lockwood (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 1,974 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Alice: Aventuras de Alice no País das Maravilhas & Através do espelho e o que Alice encontrou por lá
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4.06 avg rating — 600,553 ratings
score: 100,
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Through Wolf's Eyes (Firekeeper Saga, #1)
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Jane Lindskold (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 7,159 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Sea Change
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Gina Chung (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 7,398 ratings
score: 100,
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Versteckt
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3.39 avg rating — 2,884 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 267,065 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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| 86 |
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Bull
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David Elliott (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 3,531 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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| 86 |
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Witchlight (Night World, #9)
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4.09 avg rating — 4,755 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2)
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3.87 avg rating — 175,578 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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| 86 |
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Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
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4.03 avg rating — 43,442 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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| 86 |
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The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)
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4.54 avg rating — 719,957 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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| 86 |
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)
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3.67 avg rating — 118,676 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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The Pawful Truth (Cat in the Stacks #11)
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4.10 avg rating — 2,753 ratings
score: 99,
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White Shark
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3.55 avg rating — 4,442 ratings
score: 99,
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| 86 |
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Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Underland Chronicles, #3)
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4.24 avg rating — 51,384 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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| 86 |
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The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)
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Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)
4.69 avg rating — 57,071 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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| 86 |
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The New and Improved Romie Futch
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3.81 avg rating — 785 ratings
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