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The Elephant Tree The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as great-read)
avg rating 3.91 — 42,162 ratings — published 2010
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,638,379 ratings — published 2024
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,040,264 ratings — published 2009
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,814,508 ratings — published 2022
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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 16 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,302,696 ratings — published 2015
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,515,977 ratings — published 1997
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,179,203 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 10,007,048 ratings — published 2008
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,301,245 ratings — published 2022
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,894,773 ratings — published 2018
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,946,598 ratings — published 1960
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,541,830 ratings — published 1948
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A Simple Plan A Simple Plan (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as great-read)
avg rating 3.92 — 35,960 ratings — published 1993
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,647,662 ratings — published 2023
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 11 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,672,766 ratings — published 2018
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.65 — 2,182,777 ratings — published 2015
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,539,859 ratings — published 1998
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as great-read)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,882,723 ratings — published 2011
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The Frozen River The Frozen River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.38 — 596,849 ratings — published 2023
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The Collector The Collector (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 96,088 ratings — published 1963
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,677,501 ratings — published 2016
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Dog Days of Summer (Rolling Thunder #1) Dog Days of Summer (Rolling Thunder #1)
by (shelved 10 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,855 ratings — published 2014
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.11 — 181,059 ratings — published 1993
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,522,605 ratings — published 2003
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,708,228 ratings — published 2006
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,128,700 ratings — published 2024
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,597,122 ratings — published 2022
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,264,950 ratings — published 2016
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 2,000,408 ratings — published 2014
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,468,877 ratings — published 2005
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,859,956 ratings — published 1813
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,895,706 ratings — published 1999
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,119,233 ratings — published 1997
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My Friends My Friends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.36 — 418,353 ratings — published 2025
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James James (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.43 — 531,536 ratings — published 2024
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No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.17 — 253,174 ratings — published 2005
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Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as great-read)
avg rating 3.83 — 979,096 ratings — published 2011
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,306,073 ratings — published 2011
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,116,245 ratings — published 1967
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,765,198 ratings — published 2012
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as great-read)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,539,677 ratings — published 2003
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Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3) Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3)
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avg rating 3.83 — 916,830 ratings — published 2012
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,617,913 ratings — published 1945
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,469,325 ratings — published 2002
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All the Colors of the Dark All the Colors of the Dark (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.24 — 472,923 ratings — published 2024
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The God of the Woods The God of the Woods (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.10 — 852,490 ratings — published 2024
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.46 — 822,369 ratings — published 2022
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as great-read)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,353,443 ratings — published 2019
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as great-read)
avg rating 3.95 — 120,022 ratings — published 1955
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as great-read)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,512,313 ratings — published 2020
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Barbara Becker Holstein
“Natalie was bored in her marriage. At first she could hardly admit it to herself. After all, they were a perfect match: similar backgrounds, same religion, similar professions (she was a school psychologist, he was a psychology professor). Didn't all the research suggest that the more you have in common, the more likely you are to succeed as a couple? Yet, those feelings of boredom were definitely surfacing. David wasn't as exciting as he used to be. He was so busy with all of his professorial assignments. Plus, he's head of the department. Where were all those easy fun days they used to have?”
Barbara Becker Holstein, Next Year in Jerusalem!: Romance, Mystery and Spiritual Awakenings

Jayne Higgins
“You see that girl, she looks so happy right? But inside she's dying. She's hurt and tired. Tired of all the drama, tired of not being good enough, tired of life. But she doesn't want to look dramatic, weak or attention seeking so she keeps it all inside. Act's like everything's perfect but she cries at night, boy does she cry at night, so that everybody thinks she is the happiest person they know, that she has no problems and her life is perfect. Little do they know.”
Jayne Higgins, Exactly 23 Days

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