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The Casual Vacancy The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.31 — 337,841 ratings — published 2012
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 183 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 235,148 ratings — published 2009
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 163 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,905,618 ratings — published 2005
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 162 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,050,907 ratings — published 2013
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.99 — 891,240 ratings — published 1961
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,116,373 ratings — published 1967
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.25 — 102,431 ratings — published 1996
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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 142 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,755,218 ratings — published 1996
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 141 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.10 — 994,306 ratings — published 2001
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 140 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,161,690 ratings — published 1991
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.32 — 677,492 ratings — published 2016
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.27 — 949,010 ratings — published 2015
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.87 — 256,971 ratings — published 2004
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 119 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,645,748 ratings — published 1965
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 116 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,000,673 ratings — published 2014
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,108,162 ratings — published 2011
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 108 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,882,918 ratings — published 2011
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
by (shelved 105 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.50 — 689,639 ratings — published 1995
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My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.05 — 478,901 ratings — published 2011
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Lincoln in the Bardo Lincoln in the Bardo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.75 — 178,695 ratings — published 2017
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Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
by (shelved 98 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.79 — 242,999 ratings — published 2013
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 97 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,469,102 ratings — published 2005
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,279,031 ratings — published 2011
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,762,104 ratings — published 2001
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.17 — 595,723 ratings — published 2011
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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)
by (shelved 94 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,304,120 ratings — published 2015
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
by (shelved 93 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.02 — 560,471 ratings — published 2011
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,860,523 ratings — published 1813
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Cloud Atlas Cloud Atlas (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.01 — 269,953 ratings — published 2004
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The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
by (shelved 92 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.53 — 279,603 ratings — published 2009
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
by (shelved 91 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.82 — 305,535 ratings — published 2009
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.10 — 940,953 ratings — published 1878
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,052,288 ratings — published 1992
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,850,651 ratings — published 2006
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,176,330 ratings — published 1847
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 86 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.78 — 489,438 ratings — published 2018
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 85 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.95 — 342,042 ratings — published 2009
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 85 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.85 — 800,813 ratings — published 2020
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 85 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 728,337 ratings — published 2001
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,541,574 ratings — published 2020
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 83 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,512,980 ratings — published 2020
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.00 — 765,105 ratings — published 2003
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,475,460 ratings — published 2012
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,460,350 ratings — published 1985
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.69 — 408,371 ratings — published 1957
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.81 — 201,690 ratings — published 2006
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,386,351 ratings — published 2022
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,430,169 ratings — published 2016
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The Luminaries The Luminaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.75 — 86,140 ratings — published 2013
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,363,445 ratings — published 2011
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Sarah J. Maas
“I don't see how I can move on from loving her when she gave up everything for me. For the cause.' He shook his head. 'Every time I hook up, I remember it.”
Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“When you truly love or want what you are pursuing, holding on can never be harder than giving up.”
Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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