Abandoned Books

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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1083 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,086,571 ratings — published 1967
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1058 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.99 — 879,857 ratings — published 1961
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 994 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.10 — 984,700 ratings — published 2001
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
by (shelved 956 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,597,424 ratings — published 1965
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 895 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,701,214 ratings — published 1996
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 890 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,835,964 ratings — published 2005
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 881 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.32 — 650,736 ratings — published 2016
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 877 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,025,049 ratings — published 2013
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 869 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.28 — 893,459 ratings — published 2015
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 845 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.17 — 575,858 ratings — published 2011
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 822 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,712,381 ratings — published 1813
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 819 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,141,805 ratings — published 1991
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The Casual Vacancy The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 819 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.31 — 336,305 ratings — published 2012
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 810 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,936,218 ratings — published 2014
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 809 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,229,688 ratings — published 2011
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 799 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,333,395 ratings — published 1949
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 785 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,368,128 ratings — published 2016
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 782 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,082,712 ratings — published 2011
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 761 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,921,209 ratings — published 2011
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 760 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,446,094 ratings — published 2020
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 758 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,028,872 ratings — published 2015
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 743 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.91 — 230,404 ratings — published 2009
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 740 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.25 — 100,048 ratings — published 1996
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 713 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.87 — 252,478 ratings — published 2004
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 686 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.87 — 931,722 ratings — published 1955
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
by (shelved 675 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.51 — 675,258 ratings — published 1995
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 664 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.10 — 918,201 ratings — published 1878
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 662 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,368,853 ratings — published 1985
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 638 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,365,214 ratings — published 2020
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 629 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.78 — 469,184 ratings — published 2018
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 623 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,831,410 ratings — published 2011
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 605 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.86 — 727,612 ratings — published 2020
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 595 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,543,923 ratings — published 2018
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 592 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,312,432 ratings — published 2018
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Lincoln in the Bardo Lincoln in the Bardo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 591 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.75 — 172,496 ratings — published 2017
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 588 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,993,946 ratings — published 1847
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My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
by (shelved 587 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.05 — 453,218 ratings — published 2011
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 585 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,727,698 ratings — published 2022
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 582 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,410,902 ratings — published 2005
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 580 times as abandoned)
avg rating 3.56 — 608,877 ratings — published 1851
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
by (shelved 580 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.02 — 549,647 ratings — published 2011
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 572 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.27 — 709,974 ratings — published 2014
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 568 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.25 — 817,183 ratings — published 1990
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 560 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.16 — 986,740 ratings — published 1992
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 551 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,304,525 ratings — published 2022
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 547 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.08 — 476,682 ratings — published 2006
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 543 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,050,033 ratings — published 1866
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 537 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.00 — 748,756 ratings — published 2003
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 536 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.31 — 708,096 ratings — published 2001
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Anxious People Anxious People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 534 times as abandoned)
avg rating 4.17 — 778,162 ratings — published 2019
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Cal Flyn
“Further back, cooling ponds strewn with rusted pipes were busy with teals and moorhens. An old concrete streetlight stood incongruously in the woods beyond: some ravaged Narnia. Jays catcalled overhead.”
Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

Nicole Krauss
“I left the library. Crossing the street, I was hit head-on by a brutal loneliness. I felt dark and hollow. Abandoned, unnoticed, forgotten, I stood on the sidewalk, a nothing, a gatherer of dust. People hurried past me. and everyone who walked by was happier than I. I felt the old envy. I would have given anything to be one of them.”
Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

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