Cerebral Books

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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,398,203 ratings — published 1949
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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 12 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.08 — 485,932 ratings — published 2006
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,412,269 ratings — published 2020
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Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1) Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.34 — 187,124 ratings — published 2010
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,379,661 ratings — published 1942
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.12 — 544,104 ratings — published 2002
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,061,857 ratings — published 1932
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,532,196 ratings — published 1988
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,011,310 ratings — published 1992
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.80 — 298,499 ratings — published 2014
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.09 — 198,442 ratings — published 2000
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.37 — 865,738 ratings — published 1946
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,497,534 ratings — published 1945
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,804,690 ratings — published 1953
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,786,481 ratings — published 1993
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.21 — 453,810 ratings — published 2020
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Recursion Recursion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.17 — 310,342 ratings — published 2019
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,067,011 ratings — published 1866
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,404,199 ratings — published 1915
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.95 — 338,325 ratings — published 2009
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.11 — 427,770 ratings — published 1995
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.09 — 509,118 ratings — published 1968
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Exhalation Exhalation (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.27 — 111,713 ratings — published 2019
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Dark Matter Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.13 — 707,928 ratings — published 2016
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,181,511 ratings — published 2019
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,396,292 ratings — published 1985
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,468,199 ratings — published 1985
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.11 — 539,716 ratings — published 1984
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.69 — 406,067 ratings — published 1957
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,205,072 ratings — published 1963
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.92 — 29,645 ratings — published 2004
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,746,322 ratings — published 2001
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,613,539 ratings — published 1965
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.25 — 100,887 ratings — published 1996
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Stuck in Neutral Stuck in Neutral (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.82 — 11,298 ratings — published 2000
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Wind (The Tor’oc Trilogy #1) Wind (The Tor’oc Trilogy #1)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.38 — 8 ratings — published
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.46 — 319,977 ratings — published 2019
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.80 — 359,294 ratings — published 1991
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Klara and the Sun Klara and the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.74 — 429,262 ratings — published 2021
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.89 — 397,943 ratings — published 1969
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Stories of Your Life and Others Stories of Your Life and Others (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.25 — 124,287 ratings — published 2002
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,246,136 ratings — published 2011
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Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3) Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.41 — 169,199 ratings — published 2010
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Eileen Eileen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.56 — 127,907 ratings — published 2015
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,033,432 ratings — published 2013
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Games People Play Games People Play (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.72 — 41,125 ratings — published 1964
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,854,779 ratings — published 1890
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.10 — 987,977 ratings — published 2001
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The Satanic Verses The Satanic Verses (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 3.71 — 71,507 ratings — published 1988
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cerebral)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,475,417 ratings — published 1969
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Mandy Brownholtz
“You can't simultaneously be the product of your environment and still choose your own destiny; your destiny was written in your bones before your existence, and bore you into your environment without asking you. Everything you've ever read, watched, listened to; it all seeps into your flesh and makes you the person you are, and if that makes you the person you are, it affects every 'choice' you make”
Mandy Brownholtz, Rotten

Susan Cain
“Now that you're an adult, you might still feel a pang of guilt when you decline a dinner invitation in favor of a good book. Or maybe you like to eat alone in restaurants and could do without the pitying looks from fellow diners. Or you're told that you're "in your head too much", a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral.

Or maybe there's another word for such people: thinkers.”
Susan Cain

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