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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,388,228 ratings — published 2017
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Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,291,752 ratings — published 2017
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,287,692 ratings — published 2022
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,915,455 ratings — published 2017
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.17 — 178,257 ratings — published 2014
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.32 — 645,471 ratings — published 2016
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,793,509 ratings — published 2018
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,300,424 ratings — published 2018
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 28 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,521,879 ratings — published 2018
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,425,729 ratings — published 2020
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,118,642 ratings — published 2015
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,179,211 ratings — published 2012
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.16 — 971,608 ratings — published 1992
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,799,283 ratings — published 2019
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,823,815 ratings — published 2005
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,828,121 ratings — published 1951
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The Dutch House The Dutch House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.10 — 536,351 ratings — published 2019
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,060,372 ratings — published 2007
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,111,418 ratings — published 2022
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.37 — 897,024 ratings — published 2020
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Everything I Never Told You Everything I Never Told You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.83 — 602,681 ratings — published 2014
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.04 — 349,376 ratings — published 2014
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,246,067 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,963,745 ratings — published 1999
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.47 — 736,199 ratings — published 2022
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,621,181 ratings — published 2012
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,019,901 ratings — published 2013
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.29 — 881,895 ratings — published 2015
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Hello Beautiful Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.13 — 511,760 ratings — published 2023
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,709,473 ratings — published 2022
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Anxious People Anxious People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.17 — 769,076 ratings — published 2019
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.13 — 839,269 ratings — published 2020
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,783,525 ratings — published 1925
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,901,404 ratings — published 2011
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.07 — 597,335 ratings — published 2014
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.90 — 144,692 ratings — published 2010
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,743,339 ratings — published 1960
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The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.55 — 266,411 ratings — published 2020
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.66 — 644,839 ratings — published 2015
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.10 — 405,436 ratings — published 2020
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Conversations with Friends Conversations with Friends (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.74 — 584,239 ratings — published 2017
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.61 — 537,728 ratings — published 2018
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.12 — 346,811 ratings — published 2017
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.34 — 595,501 ratings — published 2017
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My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.05 — 447,717 ratings — published 2011
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.57 — 748,596 ratings — published 2016
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.22 — 298,894 ratings — published 2006
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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.05 — 397,336 ratings — published 2012
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,683,799 ratings — published 1813
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Rules of Civility Rules of Civility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.09 — 265,288 ratings — published 2011
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Saddam Abuallail
“The ones we remember are not always the ones we should."

— Names on a Crooked Wall”
Saddam Abuallail, Names on a Crooked Wall: A Novel of Memory, Shadows, and the Names We Leave Behind

“According to the evidence provided by the Wasp Trap files, the Fleet Street newspaper proprietor was introduced to, among other prominent Nazis, Hitler’s architect, Albert Speer, in 1934. Speer was also Hitler’s closest military adviser just before the war. Evidence from a letter allegedly from Speer to the Fleet Street newspaper proprietor, thanking him for information about the Paris defences and the Free French army. A photograph of a letter allegedly from the Fleet Street proprietor, also included in these discovered files, advises Force Yellow – the German invading army – to avoid the Maginot line entirely and invade through neutral Belgium and the other Low Countries. There is no evidence that totally confirms these letters are genuine, or, indeed, from Speer or the Fleet Street newspaper proprietor.
“In June 1940, when the Nazis occupied Paris, the Fleet Street newspaper proprietor was back in London and became liaison executive between the secret services in Britain and agents in France. It is possibly no coincidence that the invading Nazi forces occupied a house in Avenue Foch, Paris, owned by the newspaper proprietor’s family. The house was then used for the entertainment of senior Nazi officers. The Wasp Trap files document that the Fleet Street newspaper proprietor had allegedly been credited with over thirty British agents and Free French operatives being captured, tortured and killed.”
Hugo Woolley, The Wasp Trap

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