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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,414,169 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 — 1,306,180 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 — 1,334,556 ratings — published 2022
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,034,538 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 — 183,625 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 — 661,256 ratings — published 2016
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,334,598 ratings — published 2018
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,844,271 ratings — published 2018
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 29 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,587,160 ratings — published 2018
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,482,242 ratings — published 2020
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,143,826 ratings — published 2015
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,014,929 ratings — published 1992
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,834,529 ratings — published 2019
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,203,069 ratings — published 2012
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.47 — 777,785 ratings — published 2022
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,199,588 ratings — published 2022
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,860,693 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 — 3,872,631 ratings — published 1951
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.28 — 914,546 ratings — published 2015
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The Dutch House The Dutch House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.10 — 551,160 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 — 1,075,897 ratings — published 2007
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,034,745 ratings — published 2013
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,989,146 ratings — published 1999
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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 4.36 — 948,528 ratings — published 2020
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Anxious People Anxious People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.17 — 794,762 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 608,958 ratings — published 2014
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,254,549 ratings — published 2012
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Hello Beautiful Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.13 — 532,848 ratings — published 2023
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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 — 5,685,559 ratings — published 2012
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.04 — 356,648 ratings — published 2014
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,760,093 ratings — published 2022
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.12 — 850,750 ratings — published 2020
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,870,971 ratings — published 1925
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.21 — 456,669 ratings — published 2020
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.60 — 556,852 ratings — published 2018
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,959,028 ratings — published 2011
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.22 — 308,270 ratings — published 2006
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.07 — 608,878 ratings — published 2014
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.10 — 421,619 ratings — published 2020
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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.05 — 401,206 ratings — published 2012
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,835,732 ratings — published 1960
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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 — 678,787 ratings — published 2015
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Conversations with Friends Conversations with Friends (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 3.73 — 597,262 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 363,682 ratings — published 2017
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Beartown (Beartown, #1) Beartown (Beartown, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.29 — 586,260 ratings — published 2016
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.34 — 616,990 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 — 462,734 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 — 763,905 ratings — published 2016
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.25 — 715,366 ratings — published 1938
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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as character-driven)
avg rating 4.19 — 396,228 ratings — published 1995
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Donald Mazzella
“An American Family Sampler is a book any reader will find insightful, thoroughly researched, and fun to read. Robert Frump, author, award winning journalist, business leader”
Donald Mazzella

“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fire that burns from within
"Sometimes the chains that hold you are inside your own mind. Sometimes freedom means choosing when to burn."
This book hit different. Roar'Z isn't your typical fantasy hero. He's a gladiator with literal fire in his blood, but the real story is about the prison he's built in his own head. The external chains? Those are almost secondary.
What got me was how the book handles power and control. Roar'Z spends most of his time suppressing what makes him dangerous, hiding what makes him different. And you watch him struggle with when to let that fire out and when to keep it locked down tight.
The worldbuilding is solid. Orcs, dragons, druids who can't decide if they should actually help anyone. The action scenes are brutal and well-written. But it's the character work that kept me reading.
If you like your fantasy dark, your protagonists complicated, and your themes about breaking free from what holds you back (even when that thing is yourself), pick this up.
Worth the read.”
D BOHICA, Breach of Balance

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