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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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4.20 avg rating — 783,992 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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4.33 avg rating — 1,035,932 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 — 396,448 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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Siddhartha
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4.08 avg rating — 885,971 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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A Clockwork Orange
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 775,549 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Stand
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4.35 avg rating — 841,666 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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Don Quixote
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3.91 avg rating — 307,760 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 — 524,294 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 — 359,673 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 — 810,934 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 — 515,729 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Call of the Wild
by
3.92 avg rating — 476,504 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Three Musketeers
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4.10 avg rating — 348,227 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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Brave New World
by
3.98 avg rating — 2,095,639 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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The Name of the Rose
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4.14 avg rating — 398,131 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 — 2,753,790 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by
3.86 avg rating — 274,453 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 — 145,110 ratings
"The grand daddy of all fantasy novels"
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by
4.35 avg rating — 837,222 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by
4.39 avg rating — 449,694 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Screwtape Letters
by
4.27 avg rating — 529,509 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 — 130,042 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Robinson Crusoe
by
3.68 avg rating — 333,082 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Prince
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3.84 avg rating — 386,370 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Time Machine
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3.89 avg rating — 569,066 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Watchmen
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4.39 avg rating — 597,271 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 — 27,178 ratings
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by
4.51 avg rating — 217,722 ratings
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by
4.14 avg rating — 462,542 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 — 827,400 ratings
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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 — 126,084 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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How to Win Friends & Influence People
by
4.22 avg rating — 1,160,045 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by
4.16 avg rating — 563,510 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by
4.28 avg rating — 1,723,054 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 — 527,231 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
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4.09 avg rating — 510,826 ratings
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The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
by
4.07 avg rating — 119,464 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 — 294,187 ratings
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added it to to-read
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by
4.02 avg rating — 220,547 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
by
4.44 avg rating — 27,548 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
by
4.15 avg rating — 66,897 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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White Fang
by
4.03 avg rating — 208,501 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Silas Marner
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3.69 avg rating — 94,333 ratings
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Black Beauty
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 299,818 ratings
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Utopia
by
3.55 avg rating — 83,922 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Story of Ferdinand
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4.37 avg rating — 94,586 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Alas, Babylon
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4.09 avg rating — 48,774 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
by
4.07 avg rating — 142,321 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 — 851,284 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by
4.06 avg rating — 182,133 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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’Salem’s Lot
by
4.10 avg rating — 666,444 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 — 15,546 ratings
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added it to to-read
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Lost Horizon
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3.95 avg rating — 25,226 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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In the Shadow of Man
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4.37 avg rating — 9,410 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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Two Treatises of Government
by
3.87 avg rating — 19,674 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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The Secret (The Secret, #1)
by
3.74 avg rating — 537,085 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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Just So Stories
by
4.05 avg rating — 49,673 ratings
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All the King's Men
by
4.09 avg rating — 66,894 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 — 83,587 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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