101 books
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Character Driven Books
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,400,387 ratings — published 2017
Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,298,466 ratings — published 2017
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,309,283 ratings — published 2022
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,969,000 ratings — published 2017
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.17 — 180,756 ratings — published 2014
A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.32 — 652,609 ratings — published 2016
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,315,876 ratings — published 2018
Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,816,731 ratings — published 2018
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 29 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,550,448 ratings — published 2018
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,451,875 ratings — published 2020
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,129,628 ratings — published 2015
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.16 — 991,556 ratings — published 1992
Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,816,042 ratings — published 2019
A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,189,796 ratings — published 2012
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,839,463 ratings — published 2005
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,847,319 ratings — published 1951
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,153,705 ratings — published 2022
The Dutch House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.10 — 543,212 ratings — published 2019
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,067,107 ratings — published 2007
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.37 — 920,128 ratings — published 2020
Everything I Never Told You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.83 — 605,599 ratings — published 2014
The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,026,460 ratings — published 2013
Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,249,711 ratings — published 2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,974,563 ratings — published 1999
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.47 — 755,823 ratings — published 2022
Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.13 — 522,058 ratings — published 2023
Anxious People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.17 — 780,820 ratings — published 2019
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,648,416 ratings — published 2012
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.04 — 352,809 ratings — published 2014
A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.28 — 896,623 ratings — published 2015
The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.12 — 844,673 ratings — published 2020
Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,732,957 ratings — published 2022
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,820,103 ratings — published 1925
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.60 — 546,252 ratings — published 2018
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,926,833 ratings — published 2011
Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.07 — 602,422 ratings — published 2014
My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.10 — 413,812 ratings — published 2020
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.22 — 303,194 ratings — published 2006
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,782,499 ratings — published 1960
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.66 — 659,707 ratings — published 2015
Conversations with Friends (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.74 — 590,493 ratings — published 2017
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.12 — 353,977 ratings — published 2017
Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.34 — 605,172 ratings — published 2017
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.05 — 454,805 ratings — published 2011
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.57 — 755,398 ratings — published 2016
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.05 — 399,298 ratings — published 2012
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,720,653 ratings — published 1813
Rules of Civility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.09 — 267,143 ratings — published 2011
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.90 — 144,924 ratings — published 2010
The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.55 — 270,817 ratings — published 2020
“Not every love story promises forever — sometimes it promises a single moment that changes everything.”
― His Secret Heart: A Slow-Burn Contemporary Romance Novel of Secrets, Healing, and Fragile Truths
― His Secret Heart: A Slow-Burn Contemporary Romance Novel of Secrets, Healing, and Fragile Truths
“I hate crickets,” he said. “Yes,” she replied. “Crickets are like cilantro. You either love ‘em or hate ‘em." “Did you just say cilantro?” The look on his face suggested she had just lost her mind. ”
― And Then I Heard the Quiet
― And Then I Heard the Quiet












