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Commendable Lit
Well-crafted works of fiction that don't glorify, celebrate or normalize immorality.
These books demonstrate two meanings of the word commendable: "Having or showing high moral standards" and "worthy of being recommended".
These books demonstrate two meanings of the word commendable: "Having or showing high moral standards" and "worthy of being recommended".
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Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 74,160 ratings
score: 191,
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Papa's Wife (The Franzons, #1)
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4.21 avg rating — 1,044 ratings
score: 183,
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Christy
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4.25 avg rating — 56,604 ratings
score: 181,
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Pride and Prejudice
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4.29 avg rating — 4,672,625 ratings
score: 179,
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The Last Bookshop in London
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Madeline Martin (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 93,844 ratings
score: 162,
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2 people voted
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The Blackout Book Club
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Amy Lynn Green (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 2,662 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Once Upon a Wardrobe
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Patti Callahan Henry (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 28,413 ratings
score: 99,
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Blackmoore
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Julianne Donaldson (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 34,076 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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The Nature of Fragile Things
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Susan Meissner (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 80,257 ratings
score: 97,
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The Book of Lost Friends
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Lisa Wingate (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 117,379 ratings
score: 96,
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Peace Like a River
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4.03 avg rating — 99,704 ratings
score: 95,
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1)
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Kim Michele Richardson (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 255,630 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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Dear Mr. Knightley
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Katherine Reay (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 18,391 ratings
score: 93,
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A girl of the Limberlost
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4.17 avg rating — 22,416 ratings
score: 92,
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These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1)
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4.36 avg rating — 80,769 ratings
score: 90,
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Hannah Coulter
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4.39 avg rating — 20,722 ratings
score: 89,
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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4.30 avg rating — 502,451 ratings
score: 88,
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Gilead (Gilead, #1)
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3.85 avg rating — 121,860 ratings
score: 87,
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The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
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4.07 avg rating — 96,513 ratings
score: 86,
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 2,407,781 ratings
score: 85,
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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4.32 avg rating — 1,087,199 ratings
score: 81,
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Mrs. Mike (Mrs. Mike, #1)
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4.15 avg rating — 20,359 ratings
score: 80,
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Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey (Sensible Shoes #1)
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Sharon Garlough Brown (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 6,555 ratings
score: 79,
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1 person voted
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All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2)
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4.35 avg rating — 156,040 ratings
score: 78,
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1 person voted
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Freckles (Limberlost, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 12,235 ratings
score: 77,
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A Man Called Ove
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Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 1,175,971 ratings
score: 76,
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1 person voted
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Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #1)
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Julianne Donaldson (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 60,926 ratings
score: 75,
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1 person voted
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The London House
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Katherine Reay (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 9,464 ratings
score: 74,
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1 person voted
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The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
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Sujata Massey (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 32,732 ratings
score: 73,
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1 person voted
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The Blue Castle
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4.31 avg rating — 53,388 ratings
score: 72,
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Miss Buncle's Book (Miss Buncle #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 13,513 ratings
score: 71,
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Joy in the Morning
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3.94 avg rating — 8,822 ratings
score: 70,
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I Capture the Castle
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3.99 avg rating — 113,666 ratings
score: 69,
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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
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Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 121,206 ratings
score: 68,
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1 person voted
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Jewel
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Bret Lott (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 38,262 ratings
score: 67,
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1 person voted
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Before We Were Yours
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Lisa Wingate (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 704,483 ratings
score: 65,
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1 person voted
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Charming Artemis (The Lancaster Family, #5)
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Sarah M. Eden (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 4,574 ratings
score: 64,
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1 person voted
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The Best-Laid Plans (The Huntresses, #.5)
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Sarah M. Eden (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 3,932 ratings
score: 63,
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1 person voted
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Romancing Daphne (The Lancaster Family, #3)
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Sarah M. Eden (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 6,025 ratings
score: 62,
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1 person voted
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An Unlikely Match
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Sarah M. Eden (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 4,529 ratings
score: 61,
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1 person voted
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The Kiss of a Stranger (The Jonquil Brothers, #0)
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Sarah M. Eden (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 13,598 ratings
score: 60,
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1 person voted
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