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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 940,877 ratings — published 1878
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.10 — 994,274 ratings — published 2001
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Don Quixote Don Quixote (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as back-burner)
avg rating 3.91 — 307,923 ratings — published 1615
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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 18 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,754,957 ratings — published 1996
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.35 — 288,269 ratings — published 2014
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.21 — 848,423 ratings — published 1862
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 368,816 ratings — published 1869
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,859,956 ratings — published 1813
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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 16 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.00 — 765,035 ratings — published 2003
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.25 — 102,417 ratings — published 1996
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,099,869 ratings — published 1866
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,161,601 ratings — published 1991
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,116,245 ratings — published 1967
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,333,753 ratings — published 2018
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,493,728 ratings — published 1897
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,179,132 ratings — published 1954
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,923,674 ratings — published 1818
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 891,184 ratings — published 1961
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.17 — 595,643 ratings — published 2011
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,910,361 ratings — published 1890
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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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avg rating 4.17 — 797,114 ratings — published 2005
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as back-burner)
avg rating 3.57 — 620,397 ratings — published 1851
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,645,513 ratings — published 1965
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,346,706 ratings — published 1847
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,541,830 ratings — published 1948
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,175,268 ratings — published 1847
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.39 — 393,324 ratings — published 1880
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,974,741 ratings — published 1925
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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.19 — 598,501 ratings — published 1990
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.29 — 52,833 ratings — published 1979
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.09 — 268,099 ratings — published 1980
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.04 — 461,390 ratings — published 1997
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as back-burner)
avg rating 3.87 — 954,349 ratings — published 1955
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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 11 times as back-burner)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,429,926 ratings — published 2016
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,515,977 ratings — published 1997
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 504,410 ratings — published 2006
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,036,664 ratings — published 1844
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 3,475,138 ratings — published 2012
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A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,028,327 ratings — published 1998
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,311,795 ratings — published 2011
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 256,943 ratings — published 2004
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A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as back-burner)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,018,281 ratings — published 1859
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as back-burner)
avg rating 3.69 — 408,353 ratings — published 1957
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.31 — 278,854 ratings — published 2020
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.44 — 653,736 ratings — published 1952
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.32 — 677,368 ratings — published 2016
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as back-burner)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,762,015 ratings — published 2001
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The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 10 times as back-burner)
avg rating 4.14 — 421,809 ratings — published 1993
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 514,956 ratings — published -800
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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avg rating 4.49 — 1,001,637 ratings — published 2006
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Erik Pevernagie
“When we crave the touch and the feel of an unfeigned world, we must not waver and put our quest on the back burner, but scratch anxiously the shining shell of a fair-weather world, find out how to discover real values; and foster a candid quality of our desire ("Absence of Desire" )”
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