142 books
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The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as first)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,585,754 ratings — published 1988
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as first)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,937,330 ratings — published 1925
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as first)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,451,531 ratings — published 1997
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as first)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,639,362 ratings — published 2016
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as first)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,907,638 ratings — published 1960
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as first)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,946,268 ratings — published 2008
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as first)
avg rating 4.17 — 591,249 ratings — published 2011
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as first)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,489,901 ratings — published 1948
The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 18 times as first)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,859,594 ratings — published 2003
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,085,707 ratings — published 2007
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,872,144 ratings — published 2011
The Imperfectionists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 3.55 — 50,359 ratings — published 2010
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 3.67 — 7,332,746 ratings — published 2005
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as first)
avg rating 3.94 — 890,571 ratings — published 2021
Twisted Love (Twisted, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as first)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,643,052 ratings — published 2021
Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as first)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,261,673 ratings — published 2012
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as first)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,204,246 ratings — published 1947
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,310,680 ratings — published 2018
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,126,355 ratings — published 2017
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 4,238,115 ratings — published 2015
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,157,947 ratings — published 2015
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,739,461 ratings — published 2012
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,390,416 ratings — published 2011
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,428,392 ratings — published 2012
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,036,384 ratings — published 1992
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,231,171 ratings — published 2011
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,784,297 ratings — published 2019
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.09 — 227,489 ratings — published 1999
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,742,757 ratings — published 2018
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,870,228 ratings — published 2018
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,267,632 ratings — published 2011
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,156,254 ratings — published 1991
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,153,632 ratings — published 1936
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,172,895 ratings — published 2007
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as first)
avg rating 4.21 — 853,163 ratings — published 2020
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,046,372 ratings — published 2015
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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avg rating 4.27 — 790,224 ratings — published 2014
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,083,122 ratings — published 2020
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 885,345 ratings — published 2016
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.03 — 432,397 ratings — published 2015
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,174,930 ratings — published 2015
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,690,847 ratings — published 2009
Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,362,552 ratings — published 2011
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,888,452 ratings — published 2005
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 824,057 ratings — published 1989
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,741,279 ratings — published 1996
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.31 — 877,705 ratings — published 2010
Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,113,450 ratings — published 1997
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 3.99 — 888,267 ratings — published 1961
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as first)
avg rating 4.26 — 662,322 ratings — published 2022
“Twoflower was a tourist, the first ever seen on the discworld. Tourist, Rincewind had decided, meant 'idiot'.”
― The Color of Magic
― The Color of Magic
“That was our first time together. Interesting, an interesting experience, but not earth-shaking. But then, I never expected it to be earth-shaking, not with him.
What I was determined to avoid was emotional entanglement. A passing fling was one thing, an affair of the heart quite another.
Of myself I was fairly sure. I was not about to lose my heart to a man about whom I knew next to nothing.”
― Summertime
What I was determined to avoid was emotional entanglement. A passing fling was one thing, an affair of the heart quite another.
Of myself I was fairly sure. I was not about to lose my heart to a man about whom I knew next to nothing.”
― Summertime












