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The Count of Monte Cristo

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4.33 avg rating — 1,024,825 ratings
"The best revenge story ever told."
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Dune (Dune #1)

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4.29 avg rating — 1,629,060 ratings
"Anyone who uses giant worms and atomic weapons to extract revenge is pretty serious.
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Scaramouche (Scaramouche, #1)

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4.10 avg rating — 9,246 ratings
"If he would have actually killed his father in the end this might have been the best revenge story ever."
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Frankenstein

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3.91 avg rating — 1,892,490 ratings
"You either love or hate this book but you can't deny the monster's revenge on his creator is about as complete as you can get."
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hor...

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4.24 avg rating — 776,586 ratings
"I liked the 2nd book better, but no one's revenge is really completed until the end.
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The Girl Who Played with Fi...

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4.26 avg rating — 986,934 ratings
"Sometimes women have a better idea of revenge."
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherloc...

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4.13 avg rating — 495,104 ratings
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First Blood

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4.06 avg rating — 11,569 ratings
"Some may say that revenge is not the main theme, but revenge is what keeps the sheriff from taking Traut's advice. Also I think you could say that revenge was one of the driving focuses behind Rambo's rampage."
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The Curious Incident of the...

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3.89 avg rating — 1,598,474 ratings
"Killing the dog was an act of revenge, without it there is no story."
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Hamlet

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4.03 avg rating — 1,051,973 ratings
"It's not that I don't like classical stories, but Shakespeare's style is too snooty for my tastes. If he wrote a little less flowery people would have an easier time staying engaged in his writings, which would make this book close to the top of the list...imho.
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Julius Caesar

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3.71 avg rating — 219,519 ratings
"Marc Antony lives Brutus dies, revenge is served."
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Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Bo...

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4.37 avg rating — 6,673 ratings
"Ok, the main theme may not be revenge, but there are so many acts of revenge in this tome that it deserves to be here."
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