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The Age of Innocence
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3.97 avg rating — 191,352 ratings
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
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4.10 avg rating — 279,693 ratings
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A Streetcar Named Desire
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3.98 avg rating — 330,261 ratings
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The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 131,145 ratings
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Catch-22
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3.99 avg rating — 876,499 ratings
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Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 1,136,565 ratings
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In Cold Blood
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4.09 avg rating — 714,540 ratings
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| 108 |
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The Fault in Our Stars
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 5,612,666 ratings
score: 241,
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| 109 |
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Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
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4.41 avg rating — 208,117 ratings
score: 232,
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| 110 |
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
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3.86 avg rating — 65,315 ratings
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| 111 |
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Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries, #1)
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Michele Vail (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 2,815 ratings
score: 200,
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| 111 |
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The Zombie Room
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3.90 avg rating — 37,659 ratings
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| 111 |
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A Question of Sanity
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Katherine Black (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 112 ratings
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| 114 |
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Inheritance (Wizards of Seattle, #1)
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John O'Riley (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 281 ratings
score: 199,
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| 114 |
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How to Walk Away
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Katherine Center (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 117,131 ratings
score: 199,
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| 116 |
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Torment (Bloodlines, #2)
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Lindsay Anne Kendal (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 354 ratings
score: 198,
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| 116 |
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Darkest Powers Trilogy (Darkest Powers, #1-3)
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Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 15,985 ratings
score: 198,
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The Elephant Tree
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3.88 avg rating — 37,397 ratings
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| 116 |
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Leverage
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Katherine Black (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 111 ratings
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| 120 |
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Revelations (Bloodlines, #3)
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Lindsay Anne Kendal (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 291 ratings
score: 196,
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| 120 |
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Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, #5)
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Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 79,197 ratings
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Pedigree Crush with a Twisted Gene
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Katherine Black (Goodreads Author)
4.79 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Night Watch (Watch, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 44,940 ratings
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North and South
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4.15 avg rating — 180,465 ratings
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What The Torah Teaches Us About Spirituality: Through Isaac's Own Spiritual Journey
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Laura Weakley (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 192,
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| 126 |
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Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3)
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4.18 avg rating — 38,608 ratings
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| 127 |
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Trainspotting
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4.11 avg rating — 175,694 ratings
score: 190,
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| 127 |
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Sputnik Sweetheart
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3.83 avg rating — 176,986 ratings
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| 127 |
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Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
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3.89 avg rating — 356,557 ratings
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| 130 |
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The Prince of Tides
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4.26 avg rating — 214,533 ratings
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| 130 |
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The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1)
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Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 65,177 ratings
score: 189,
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| 130 |
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Rapid Eye Movement
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Amanda Sheridan (Goodreads Author)
4.64 avg rating — 154 ratings
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| 133 |
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I Am the Messenger
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 168,179 ratings
score: 188,
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| 133 |
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I Know This Much Is True
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Wally Lamb (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 322,005 ratings
score: 188,
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| 135 |
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Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3)
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J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 187,847 ratings
score: 186,
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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4.11 avg rating — 529,532 ratings
score: 185,
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One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, #2)
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Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 108,036 ratings
score: 184,
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| 137 |
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Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid, #5)
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Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 24,850 ratings
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| 137 |
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The Children of Húrin
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4.05 avg rating — 91,464 ratings
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| 140 |
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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
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Laurell K. Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 152,475 ratings
score: 183,
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| 141 |
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Rise of the Fallen (Ruin Mist: Dawn of the Ages, #1)
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2.21 avg rating — 33 ratings
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| 141 |
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The Historian
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3.80 avg rating — 274,201 ratings
score: 182,
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| 141 |
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Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 127,268 ratings
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Deliverance (A Daughter of Kings, #2)
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2.14 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Along for the Ride
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 211,561 ratings
score: 180,
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The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)
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Janny Wurts (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 6,290 ratings
score: 179,
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| 147 |
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The Running Man
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3.90 avg rating — 152,410 ratings
score: 177,
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| 148 |
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Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
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Lisa See (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 161,274 ratings
score: 175,
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| 148 |
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Lock and Key
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 152,076 ratings
score: 175,
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| 148 |
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Hawaii
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4.22 avg rating — 81,044 ratings
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| 148 |
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Obsidian (Lux, #1)
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 294,022 ratings
score: 175,
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| 152 |
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Noble House (Asian Saga, #5)
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4.27 avg rating — 42,166 ratings
score: 173,
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| 152 |
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The Thirteenth Tale
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Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 323,843 ratings
score: 173,
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| 152 |
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White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 89,330 ratings
score: 173,
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| 155 |
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Shakespeare's Sonnets
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4.18 avg rating — 2,845 ratings
score: 170,
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| 156 |
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The Grapes of Wrath
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4.02 avg rating — 976,593 ratings
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| 156 |
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Picnic at Hanging Rock
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3.66 avg rating — 29,542 ratings
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| 156 |
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Don't Look Back
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 35,034 ratings
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| 159 |
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Welcome to the Monkey House
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4.13 avg rating — 63,752 ratings
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| 159 |
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Jaws (Jaws, #1)
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3.95 avg rating — 176,085 ratings
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| 161 |
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Half-Blood (Covenant, #1)
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 119,802 ratings
score: 166,
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| 162 |
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
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4.11 avg rating — 287,129 ratings
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Desert Solitaire
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4.18 avg rating — 53,459 ratings
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The Power and the Glory
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3.98 avg rating — 42,829 ratings
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The Road
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score: 161,
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Captured (The Captive, #1)
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Erica Stevens (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 21,482 ratings
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| 167 |
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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4.16 avg rating — 2,089,128 ratings
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| 168 |
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The Power of Myth
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4.26 avg rating — 53,265 ratings
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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
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4.57 avg rating — 226,147 ratings
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| 170 |
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A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #1)
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Kresley Cole (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 91,411 ratings
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| 171 |
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Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 150,724 ratings
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| 172 |
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 682,367 ratings
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| 172 |
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King Lear
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3.91 avg rating — 233,761 ratings
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| 174 |
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Cujo
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 314,885 ratings
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| 175 |
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The Street Lawyer
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John Grisham (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 121,422 ratings
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| 176 |
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Eleanor & Park
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Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 1,244,789 ratings
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Gone with the Wind
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4.31 avg rating — 1,247,630 ratings
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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4.23 avg rating — 1,384,329 ratings
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The Maltese Falcon
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| 179 |
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Juliet, Naked
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3.50 avg rating — 46,611 ratings
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My Losing Season: A Memoir
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3.91 avg rating — 10,770 ratings
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A Curse Dark as Gold
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Elizabeth C. Bunce (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 13,908 ratings
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Lives of Girls and Women
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Waiting to Live
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Asa Don Brown (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 63 ratings
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| 179 |
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Clipped (A Wing Clipper Novel Book 1)
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Samantha Potts (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Midnight Sun [2008 Draft]
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Slippery When Wet!
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Jessica de la Davies (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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My Name is Joe
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3.66 avg rating — 335 ratings
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Hanging On To My Dreams: Bouncing Back From All Rejections
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Arnold Henry (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings
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It Chooses You
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Miranda July (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 30,342 ratings
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| 179 |
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The Great Collapse (Survivors of the Pulse, #1)
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Jeff W. Horton (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 126 ratings
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Control Switch On: A True Story—The Untold Story of the Most Powerful Man in the World—Ryan Moran—Who Shaped the Planet for Peace
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Ira Teller (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 117 ratings
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| 179 |
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Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.51 avg rating — 121,335 ratings
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Bruiser
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Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 17,548 ratings
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| 179 |
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Cat’s Eye
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Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 71,708 ratings
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بداية ونهاية
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4.11 avg rating — 8,276 ratings
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| 179 |
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The Fallout From Finding Emily (Kelsey O'Brien, #1)
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Ryleigh Berkenpas (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 78 ratings
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| 179 |
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Pavitra in Paris
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Vinita Kinra (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Famous Last Words
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3.98 avg rating — 1,856 ratings
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State of the Heart: Short stories on relationships, love and life.
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