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The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,728,525 ratings — published 1988
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as first)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,756,225 ratings — published 1997
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as first)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,808,072 ratings — published 2016
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as first)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,113,764 ratings — published 1925
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as first)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,092,549 ratings — published 1960
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as first)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,232,124 ratings — published 2008
The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 21 times as first)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,875,915 ratings — published 2003
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as first)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,312,956 ratings — published 1947
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as first)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,722,914 ratings — published 1949
Twisted Love (Twisted, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as first)
avg rating 3.70 — 1,765,858 ratings — published 2021
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 612,773 ratings — published 2011
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,537,772 ratings — published 2015
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,920,124 ratings — published 2011
The Imperfectionists (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 50,498 ratings — published 2010
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,485,878 ratings — published 2005
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as first)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,406,433 ratings — published 2018
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as first)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,403,532 ratings — published 2015
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,862,867 ratings — published 2012
Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,279,175 ratings — published 2012
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 3.94 — 963,291 ratings — published 2021
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,114,670 ratings — published 2007
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,388,511 ratings — published 2017
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,206,009 ratings — published 2015
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,475,682 ratings — published 2011
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 4.07 — 242,114 ratings — published 1999
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 2,651,918 ratings — published 2012
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,307,200 ratings — published 2011
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,853,628 ratings — published 2018
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,958,854 ratings — published 2018
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,319,776 ratings — published 2011
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,182,061 ratings — published 1991
The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,110,940 ratings — published 1992
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,187,920 ratings — published 1936
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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avg rating 4.27 — 952,389 ratings — published 2014
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,210,024 ratings — published 2007
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as first)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,907,337 ratings — published 2019
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 966,654 ratings — published 2016
Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,140,675 ratings — published 1997
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,769,337 ratings — published 1945
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
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avg rating 4.21 — 900,481 ratings — published 2020
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,146,073 ratings — published 2020
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,478,182 ratings — published 2016
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.14 — 416,497 ratings — published 2014
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.03 — 444,828 ratings — published 2015
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,216,256 ratings — published 2015
Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,387,664 ratings — published 2011
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,841,529 ratings — published 2012
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 840,847 ratings — published 1989
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,588,183 ratings — published 1943
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,402,311 ratings — published 1847
“I'd still like to see the Steve Coogan as Peter Sellers version of The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).”
― The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
― The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
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