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When in Doubt, Go to the Library
A list for fiction featuring characters that are: bookish, librarians, booksellers, bookbinders, bookstore owners, etc.
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The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 2,820,011 ratings
score: 598,
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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4.47 avg rating — 11,144,080 ratings
score: 298,
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The Neverending Story
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4.18 avg rating — 217,299 ratings
score: 297,
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Matilda
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4.33 avg rating — 1,083,753 ratings
score: 296,
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Words in Deep Blue
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Cath Crowley (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 40,659 ratings
score: 284,
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3 people voted
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
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Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 214,654 ratings
score: 197,
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 348,552 ratings
score: 195,
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The Thirteenth Tale
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Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 323,899 ratings
score: 185,
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
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William Joyce (Goodreads Author)
4.46 avg rating — 14,024 ratings
score: 100,
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The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien, #4)
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4.40 avg rating — 23,741 ratings
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
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4.30 avg rating — 702,923 ratings
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Till Tomorrow
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Patrick Manzai (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 40 ratings
score: 100,
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Property of the Rebel Librarian
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Allison Varnes (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 2,487 ratings
score: 100,
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A Kind of Paradise
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4.18 avg rating — 1,075 ratings
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The Historian
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3.80 avg rating — 274,261 ratings
score: 99,
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The Book of Speculation
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Erika Swyler (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 38,683 ratings
score: 98,
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First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen
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Charlie Lovett (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 6,631 ratings
score: 97,
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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4.30 avg rating — 502,725 ratings
score: 96,
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The Stopping Place
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3.37 avg rating — 126 ratings
score: 95,
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The Strange Library
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3.55 avg rating — 68,185 ratings
score: 94,
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Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3)
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4.14 avg rating — 161,795 ratings
score: 93,
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The Library of Unrequited Love
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3.16 avg rating — 3,032 ratings
score: 92,
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The Camel Bookmobile
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Masha Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
3.38 avg rating — 2,430 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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Book Lover
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Jennifer Kaufman (Goodreads Author)
2.98 avg rating — 1,655 ratings
score: 90,
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Stoker's Manuscript
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3.49 avg rating — 2,119 ratings
score: 89,
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The Borrower
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Rebecca Makkai (Goodreads Author)
3.54 avg rating — 16,292 ratings
score: 88,
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The Uncommon Reader
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3.73 avg rating — 58,733 ratings
score: 86,
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The Railwayman's Wife
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Ashley Hay (Goodreads Author)
3.40 avg rating — 2,344 ratings
score: 85,
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The Little Paris Bookshop
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Nina George (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 105,868 ratings
score: 83,
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The Ice Queen
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Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 21,570 ratings
score: 82,
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The Reader
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3.79 avg rating — 227,664 ratings
score: 81,
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The Bookshop on the Corner (Kirrinfief #1)
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3.84 avg rating — 99,449 ratings
score: 80,
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