592 books
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426 voters
Challenge Books
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1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,333,104 ratings — published 1949
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,773,524 ratings — published 1960
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,956,758 ratings — published 2017
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,712,198 ratings — published 1813
Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,727,586 ratings — published 2022
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,215,049 ratings — published 1997
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,811,733 ratings — published 1925
The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,364,986 ratings — published 2020
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.16 — 986,624 ratings — published 1992
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 53 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,543,777 ratings — published 2018
Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,993,828 ratings — published 1847
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,843,036 ratings — published 1951
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,421,270 ratings — published 1868
Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,812,289 ratings — published 2019
Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 48 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,770,975 ratings — published 1953
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,398,038 ratings — published 2012
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,810,134 ratings — published 1818
The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,115,275 ratings — published 2019
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,443,040 ratings — published 1945
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,028,519 ratings — published 2015
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,368,753 ratings — published 1985
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,304,402 ratings — published 2022
All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,936,139 ratings — published 2014
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,143,800 ratings — published 2022
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,288,312 ratings — published 1847
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,495,257 ratings — published 2016
The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.60 — 1,445,924 ratings — published 2024
Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.15 — 434,526 ratings — published 2022
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,049,960 ratings — published 1866
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,827,338 ratings — published 1890
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,493,794 ratings — published 1988
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,186,173 ratings — published 1963
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,153,876 ratings — published 1954
Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.10 — 918,178 ratings — published 1878
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,319,781 ratings — published 2023
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,835,892 ratings — published 2005
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,731,090 ratings — published 2008
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.99 — 879,836 ratings — published 1961
The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,821,437 ratings — published 2022
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,126,665 ratings — published 1947
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,642,289 ratings — published 2012
War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.17 — 360,995 ratings — published 1869
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,779,960 ratings — published 2012
I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,401,533 ratings — published 2022
Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,045,068 ratings — published 1932
The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.28 — 744,600 ratings — published 1982
James (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.45 — 440,399 ratings — published 2024
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as challenge)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,445,967 ratings — published 2020
Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.80 — 865,057 ratings — published 1861
The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as challenge)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,242,819 ratings — published 2015
“Challenge and adversity are meant to help you know who you are. Storms hit your weakness, but unlock your true strength.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“A trap is only a trap if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it's a challenge.”
― King Rat
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