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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,496,724 ratings — published 2020
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,601,753 ratings — published 1988
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,914,534 ratings — published 1951
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,238,002 ratings — published 1963
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,013,466 ratings — published 1999
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.60 — 573,138 ratings — published 2018
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,094,340 ratings — published 1866
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,422,150 ratings — published 1942
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,213,219 ratings — published 1997
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,901,299 ratings — published 1890
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 888,839 ratings — published 1946
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,044,914 ratings — published 1992
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,448,663 ratings — published 1915
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 234,533 ratings — published 1864
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 244,206 ratings — published 2012
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,519,391 ratings — published 1948
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.65 — 707,465 ratings — published 2015
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 223,899 ratings — published 2010
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
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avg rating 4.21 — 189,187 ratings — published 2021
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,497,908 ratings — published 2022
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The Idiot The Idiot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 108,757 ratings — published 2017
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,890,680 ratings — published 2018
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 815,201 ratings — published 2016
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 525,145 ratings — published 1997
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 883,755 ratings — published 1922
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 808,950 ratings — published 2003
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 508,007 ratings — published 1995
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 362,658 ratings — published 1848
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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)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,323,816 ratings — published 2018
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.94 — 259,777 ratings — published 1948
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 330,801 ratings — published 1923
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.12 — 553,184 ratings — published 2002
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,599,146 ratings — published 1945
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,097,315 ratings — published 2024
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,056,241 ratings — published 2023
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.35 — 285,898 ratings — published 2014
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Letters to a Young Poet Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 124,349 ratings — published 1929
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,957,919 ratings — published 1925
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,437,908 ratings — published 2017
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Braving the Wilderness Braving the Wilderness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 120,979 ratings — published 2017
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 139,324 ratings — published 1999
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,865,219 ratings — published 1953
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,929,158 ratings — published 1960
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,848,701 ratings — published 2006
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 736,728 ratings — published 1987
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.85 — 864,272 ratings — published 2005
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Gift from the Sea Gift from the Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 56,438 ratings — published 1955
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.35 — 179,583 ratings — published 2021
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,155,890 ratings — published 2017
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.13 — 124,399 ratings — published 2010
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Carolyn Parkhurst
“It is not the content of our dreams that gives our second heart is dark color: it's the thoughts that go through our heads in those wakeful moments when sleep won't come. And those are the things we never tell anyone at all.”
Carolyn Parkhurst, The Dogs of Babel

Steve  Pemberton
“Each day offers you an opportunity to overcome obstacles and fears in your life. Those victories, however small they appear, are significant and don’t need to be measured against or compared with those of someone else. They stand on their own as important measures of your own personal capabilities.”
Steve Pemberton, The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World

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