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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 — 939,465 ratings
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The Metamorphosis
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3.90 avg rating — 1,358,373 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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4.43 avg rating — 4,380,282 ratings
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James and the Giant Peach
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4.04 avg rating — 508,197 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 — 1,584,129 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 — 3,359,011 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 — 68,286 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 — 10,250 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 — 405,742 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 — 1,098,192 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 — 17,094 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 — 378,977 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 — 3,954,795 ratings
score: 578,
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6 people voted
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Moby-Dick
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3.56 avg rating — 605,938 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 — 20,364 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 — 4,370,935 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 — 163,263 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 — 176,098 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 — 600,450 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 — 4,713,622 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 — 303,646 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 — 1,443,825 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 — 74,025 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 — 52,241 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 — 37,146 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 — 2,687,571 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 — 94,139 ratings
score: 393,
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4 people voted
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The Friend
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3.73 avg rating — 56,576 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 — 217,207 ratings
score: 390,
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4 people voted
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Harvey
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4.08 avg rating — 9,873 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 — 247,110 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 — 5,600 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 — 112,572 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 — 67,439 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 — 45,108 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 — 454,336 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 — 8,360 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 — 3,625,926 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 — 11,464 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 — 314,899 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)
4.04 avg rating — 37,613 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 — 55,542 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 — 27,564 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 — 214,258 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 — 109,865 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 — 6,107 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 — 69,232 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 — 28,418 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 — 7,259 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 — 40,623 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 — 966,851 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 — 33,596 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 — 38,782 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 — 324,967 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 — 58,105 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 — 5,267 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 — 4,372 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 — 3,072,920 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 — 115,002 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 — 303,020 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 — 8,281 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 — 1,039,734 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 — 132,736 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 — 44,017 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 — 78,396 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 — 64,057 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 — 483,591 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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| 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 — 1,638 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 — 40,777 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 — 24,831 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 — 67,704 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 — 6,130 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 — 23,195 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 — 1,802 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 — 600,450 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 — 7,158 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 — 7,396 ratings
score: 100,
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Versteckt
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3.39 avg rating — 2,883 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 — 267,004 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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The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2)
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3.87 avg rating — 175,529 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 — 43,440 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 — 719,828 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 — 118,649 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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| 86 |
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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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| 86 |
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White Shark
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3.55 avg rating — 4,441 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 — 51,373 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 — 56,806 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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