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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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4.20 avg rating — 779,277 ratings
"Speaks to themes of individuality and the triumph above conventionalism"
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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4.32 avg rating — 1,021,592 ratings
"Just a great adventure book exploring themes of revenge and the effects of a dish best served cold"
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Goodnight Moon
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4.32 avg rating — 394,711 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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Siddhartha
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4.08 avg rating — 875,259 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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A Clockwork Orange
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 768,595 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Stand
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4.35 avg rating — 833,963 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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Don Quixote
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3.91 avg rating — 304,866 ratings
"A classic but what was really surprising, it's so funny, even while highlighting idealism vs. realism"
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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4.11 avg rating — 519,387 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
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4.48 avg rating — 356,176 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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4.01 avg rating — 802,059 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 511,254 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Call of the Wild
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3.91 avg rating — 471,876 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Three Musketeers
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4.10 avg rating — 346,508 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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Brave New World
by
3.99 avg rating — 2,073,385 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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The Name of the Rose
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4.14 avg rating — 395,067 ratings
"Wonderfully written book, murder mystery set in medieval times w/the hero being the intercessor of Sherlock Holmes. Great read. "
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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4.45 avg rating — 2,730,588 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
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3.86 avg rating — 272,402 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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4.62 avg rating — 144,077 ratings
"The grand daddy of all fantasy novels"
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by
4.35 avg rating — 829,382 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by
4.38 avg rating — 447,388 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Screwtape Letters
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4.27 avg rating — 520,596 ratings
"It was simple, easy to read and thought provoking"
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Aesop’s Fables
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4.05 avg rating — 129,640 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Robinson Crusoe
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3.68 avg rating — 331,054 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Prince
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3.84 avg rating — 382,631 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Time Machine
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3.89 avg rating — 564,544 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Watchmen
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4.39 avg rating — 593,755 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom)
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4.52 avg rating — 27,146 ratings
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by
4.51 avg rating — 216,745 ratings
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by
4.14 avg rating — 460,370 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
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4.16 avg rating — 820,675 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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3.98 avg rating — 124,980 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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How to Win Friends & Influence People
by
4.22 avg rating — 1,147,058 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by
4.16 avg rating — 561,422 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by
4.28 avg rating — 1,703,775 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
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4.19 avg rating — 516,474 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
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4.09 avg rating — 506,994 ratings
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The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
by
4.07 avg rating — 117,689 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
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3.98 avg rating — 292,462 ratings
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added it to to-read
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by
4.02 avg rating — 218,071 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
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4.44 avg rating — 27,366 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
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4.15 avg rating — 66,614 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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White Fang
by
4.03 avg rating — 206,970 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Silas Marner
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3.69 avg rating — 93,581 ratings
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Black Beauty
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 298,114 ratings
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Utopia
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3.55 avg rating — 82,909 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Story of Ferdinand
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4.37 avg rating — 94,348 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Alas, Babylon
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4.09 avg rating — 48,507 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
by
4.07 avg rating — 141,551 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by
4.55 avg rating — 845,030 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 181,344 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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’Salem’s Lot
by
4.10 avg rating — 659,032 ratings
"Dang book scared me silly, couldn't sleep at night for some time w/o the light off. Now that is either the sign of a good book or a very vivid imagination "
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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4.02 avg rating — 15,478 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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Lost Horizon
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3.95 avg rating — 24,879 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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In the Shadow of Man
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4.37 avg rating — 9,248 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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Two Treatises of Government
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3.87 avg rating — 19,620 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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The Secret (The Secret, #1)
by
3.74 avg rating — 532,545 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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Just So Stories
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4.05 avg rating — 49,528 ratings
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All the King's Men
by
4.09 avg rating — 66,582 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4)
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4.36 avg rating — 83,191 ratings
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added it to to-read
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