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

J.M. Coetzee
“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.”
J.M. Coetzee, Summertime

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