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The Husband's Secret The Husband's Secret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.94 — 732,420 ratings — published 2013
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.95 — 570,182 ratings — published 2001
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,030,481 ratings — published 2007
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,114,546 ratings — published 1866
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,544,277 ratings — published 2003
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.34 — 293,250 ratings — published 2011
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,037,263 ratings — published 1623
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Lost in the Sun Lost in the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,536 ratings — published 2015
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.44 — 930,051 ratings — published 1850
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The Reader The Reader (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.79 — 234,555 ratings — published 1995
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Penny and Her Marble (Penny, #3) Penny and Her Marble (Penny, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,252 ratings — published 2013
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Ketchup Clouds Ketchup Clouds (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.73 — 15,402 ratings — published 2012
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Faithful Faithful (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.01 — 39,619 ratings — published 2017
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Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1) Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.35 — 46,516 ratings — published 2010
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The Storyteller The Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.30 — 280,568 ratings — published 2013
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Amy & Roger's Epic Detour Amy & Roger's Epic Detour (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.98 — 94,750 ratings — published 2010
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Chime Chime (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.62 — 13,170 ratings — published 2011
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Broken Broken (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.49 — 875 ratings — published
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The Ethan I Was Before The Ethan I Was Before (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,039 ratings — published 2017
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.94 — 196,985 ratings — published 2012
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Please Look After Mom Please Look After Mom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.93 — 44,987 ratings — published 2008
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Cracked Up to Be Cracked Up to Be (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.73 — 19,664 ratings — published 2008
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,026,247 ratings — published 2017
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Half a Life Half a Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.58 — 4,977 ratings — published 2010
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.07 — 876,512 ratings — published 2012
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Carry the One Carry the One (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.12 — 10,124 ratings — published 2012
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Sophie’s Choice Sophie’s Choice (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.17 — 94,979 ratings — published 1979
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Wintergirls Wintergirls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.96 — 126,796 ratings — published 2009
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The Berry Pickers The Berry Pickers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.07 — 336,011 ratings — published 2023
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The Survivors The Survivors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.76 — 110,973 ratings — published 2020
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The Glass Hotel The Glass Hotel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 198,916 ratings — published 2020
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Melmoth Melmoth (Audiobook)
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avg rating 3.42 — 15,603 ratings — published 2018
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The Goldfish Boy (Goldfish Boy, #1) The Goldfish Boy (Goldfish Boy, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.08 — 9,968 ratings — published 2017
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,457,326 ratings — published 2017
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 498,432 ratings — published 2006
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I Was Here I Was Here (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 68,802 ratings — published 2015
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,070,659 ratings — published 1992
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On My Honor On My Honor (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 6,676 ratings — published 1986
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A Vintage Affair A Vintage Affair (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 16,865 ratings — published 2009
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Blame Blame (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.37 — 4,976 ratings — published 2009
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Broken Country Broken Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.28 — 592,846 ratings — published 2025
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The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 47,687 ratings — published 2025
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The Life Impossible The Life Impossible (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.47 — 167,642 ratings — published 2024
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Check & Mate Check & Mate (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 375,821 ratings — published 2023
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All the Broken Places All the Broken Places (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 104,210 ratings — published 2022
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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)
by (shelved 4 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,838,378 ratings — published 2019
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History of Wolves History of Wolves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.40 — 29,563 ratings — published 2017
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,657,731 ratings — published 1939
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Scar Island Scar Island (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as guilt)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,772 ratings — published 2017
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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 4 times as guilt)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,325,068 ratings — published 2016
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David  Mitchell
“People pontificate, "Suicide is selfishness." Career churchmen like Pater go a step further and call in a cowardly assault on the living. Oafs argue this specious line for varying reason: to evade fingers of blame, to impress one's audience with one's mental fiber, to vent anger, or just because one lacks the necessary suffering to sympathize. Cowardice is nothing to do with it - suicide takes considerable courage. Japanese have the right idea. No, what's selfish is to demand another to endure an intolerable existence, just to spare families, friends, and enemies a bit of soul-searching.”
David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

Michael Pollan
“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.”
Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

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