Literary Merit Books
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by (shelved 21 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.27 — 5,723,725 ratings — published 1960

by (shelved 20 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,870,069 ratings — published 1925

by (shelved 17 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,968,139 ratings — published 1813

by (shelved 15 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,331,561 ratings — published 1951

by (shelved 15 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,480,738 ratings — published 1597

by (shelved 14 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,753,058 ratings — published 1954

by (shelved 13 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,231,857 ratings — published 1949

by (shelved 13 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,409,028 ratings — published 1937

by (shelved 13 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,599,609 ratings — published 1945

by (shelved 11 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,692,843 ratings — published 1847

by (shelved 10 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.60 — 388,222 ratings — published 1953

by (shelved 10 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,479,820 ratings — published 1818

by (shelved 9 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,751,800 ratings — published 1932

by (shelved 9 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,969,740 ratings — published 2003

by (shelved 9 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.72 — 205,239 ratings — published -429

by (shelved 9 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,985,473 ratings — published 1847

by (shelved 9 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,232,124 ratings — published 1953

by (shelved 9 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.43 — 828,538 ratings — published 1850

by (shelved 9 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.02 — 895,537 ratings — published 1601

by (shelved 8 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,379,531 ratings — published 2006

by (shelved 8 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,903,586 ratings — published 1985

by (shelved 8 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.26 — 637,901 ratings — published 1982

by (shelved 8 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,239,498 ratings — published 1884

by (shelved 8 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.20 — 707,467 ratings — published 1962

by (shelved 7 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,459,730 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 7 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.00 — 684,129 ratings — published 1962

by (shelved 7 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.95 — 516,999 ratings — published 1595

by (shelved 7 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,316,561 ratings — published 1969

by (shelved 7 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.90 — 845,675 ratings — published 1623

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.66 — 140,492 ratings — published -441

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.93 — 407,644 ratings — published 1987

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.56 — 222,466 ratings — published 1949

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.26 — 827,192 ratings — published 1866

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.43 — 488,436 ratings — published 1899

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.19 — 619,134 ratings — published 1959

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.04 — 839,000 ratings — published 1963

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.79 — 766,619 ratings — published 1860

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.00 — 867,636 ratings — published 1939

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,383,507 ratings — published 1890

by (shelved 6 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.97 — 326,421 ratings — published 1937

by (shelved 5 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.20 — 771,990 ratings — published 1862

by (shelved 5 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,230,071 ratings — published 1967

by (shelved 5 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,176,350 ratings — published 1956

by (shelved 5 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.18 — 353,043 ratings — published 1895

by (shelved 5 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,299,963 ratings — published 1993

by (shelved 5 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,684,809 ratings — published 1937

by (shelved 5 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.59 — 212,065 ratings — published 1959

by (shelved 5 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.47 — 290,227 ratings — published 900

by (shelved 4 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 4.13 — 106,023 ratings — published 1977

by (shelved 4 times as literary-merit)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,812,954 ratings — published 1988

“However one must ask not just, is it amusing, is it exciting, but is it a work of art?”
― The Black Prince
― The Black Prince