2,132 books
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The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as first)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,655,466 ratings — published 1988
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as first)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,597,304 ratings — published 1997
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as first)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,021,296 ratings — published 1925
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as first)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,721,684 ratings — published 2016
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as first)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,995,424 ratings — published 1960
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as first)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,083,803 ratings — published 2008
The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 19 times as first)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,868,497 ratings — published 2003
Twisted Love (Twisted, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as first)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,703,308 ratings — published 2021
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as first)
avg rating 4.17 — 601,718 ratings — published 2011
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as first)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,604,530 ratings — published 1948
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,100,269 ratings — published 2007
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,256,206 ratings — published 1947
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,895,546 ratings — published 2011
The Imperfectionists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 3.55 — 50,427 ratings — published 2010
Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as first)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,405,778 ratings — published 2005
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as first)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,389,077 ratings — published 2015
Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as first)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,269,985 ratings — published 2012
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 3.94 — 925,665 ratings — published 2021
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,359,914 ratings — published 2018
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,243,188 ratings — published 2017
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,181,017 ratings — published 2015
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,797,308 ratings — published 2012
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as first)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,430,651 ratings — published 2011
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 4.08 — 234,764 ratings — published 1999
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,293,107 ratings — published 2011
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,544,138 ratings — published 2012
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,072,754 ratings — published 1992
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as first)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,265,527 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 — 1,841,593 ratings — published 2019
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,795,762 ratings — published 2018
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,913,104 ratings — published 2018
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,121,684 ratings — published 2015
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,168,608 ratings — published 1991
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,170,267 ratings — published 1936
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as first)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,191,792 ratings — published 2007
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as first)
avg rating 4.21 — 879,210 ratings — published 2020
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as first)
avg rating 4.27 — 867,759 ratings — published 2014
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,114,633 ratings — published 2020
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 3.97 — 925,004 ratings — published 2016
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.03 — 438,805 ratings — published 2015
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,194,783 ratings — published 2015
Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,374,448 ratings — published 2011
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,926,921 ratings — published 2005
The Selection (The Selection, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,788,555 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 — 832,448 ratings — published 1989
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,772,435 ratings — published 1996
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,366,598 ratings — published 1847
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.30 — 883,063 ratings — published 2010
Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,126,405 ratings — published 1997
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as first)
avg rating 3.99 — 895,098 ratings — published 1961
“I done a few things in my life that I'm not proud of, but this is the first time I ever felt really actually in danger of hell.”
― The Green Mile
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