Lyrical Prose Books

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.00 — 416,823 ratings — published 2019
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,999,955 ratings — published 2014
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The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.08 — 238,451 ratings — published 2017
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.03 — 43,321 ratings — published 2014
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,036,885 ratings — published 2011
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,107,895 ratings — published 2011
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.83 — 346,855 ratings — published 2019
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,376,220 ratings — published 2018
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.87 — 954,206 ratings — published 1955
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,091,903 ratings — published 2007
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The God of Small Things The God of Small Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.96 — 329,024 ratings — published 1997
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The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2) The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.35 — 113,877 ratings — published 2017
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The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3) The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.48 — 90,857 ratings — published 2019
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.32 — 677,196 ratings — published 2016
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Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.28 — 136,390 ratings — published 2017
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Dandelion Wine Dandelion Wine (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.09 — 79,170 ratings — published 1957
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,909,781 ratings — published 1890
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,540,436 ratings — published 2020
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The Starless Sea The Starless Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.84 — 236,569 ratings — published 2019
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.95 — 41,727 ratings — published 2011
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,616,577 ratings — published 1988
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.21 — 495,840 ratings — published 2020
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White Oleander White Oleander (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.00 — 367,680 ratings — published 1999
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The Island of Missing Trees The Island of Missing Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.15 — 170,285 ratings — published 2021
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Invisible Cities Invisible Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.10 — 98,465 ratings — published 1972
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The Waves The Waves (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.14 — 54,385 ratings — published 1931
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The Marriage Portrait The Marriage Portrait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.01 — 205,139 ratings — published 2022
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Open Water Open Water (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.99 — 90,625 ratings — published 2021
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Lips Touch: Three Times Lips Touch: Three Times (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.88 — 14,382 ratings — published 2009
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.38 — 164,215 ratings — published 2019
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Hamnet Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.21 — 427,762 ratings — published 2020
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Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.10 — 603,516 ratings — published 2007
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Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.34 — 263,135 ratings — published 1956
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.25 — 731,548 ratings — published 1938
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,459,315 ratings — published 1985
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,051,561 ratings — published 1992
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.15 — 226,136 ratings — published 1985
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Himself Himself (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.91 — 15,312 ratings — published 2017
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The Forty Rules of Love The Forty Rules of Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.11 — 207,293 ratings — published 2009
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.23 — 331,441 ratings — published 1923
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.28 — 680,544 ratings — published 2012
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The Enchanted The Enchanted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.95 — 21,232 ratings — published 2014
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Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.94 — 550,546 ratings — published 1985
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,116,047 ratings — published 1967
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The Iron Chest (Amereld Book 1) The Iron Chest (Amereld Book 1)
by (shelved 2 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.50 — 50 ratings — published
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Audition Audition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.30 — 37,464 ratings — published 2025
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Palimpsest Palimpsest (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.65 — 5,266 ratings — published 2009
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Sea of Tranquility Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 4.05 — 301,894 ratings — published 2022
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.90 — 46,011 ratings — published 2020
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as lyrical-prose)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,923,043 ratings — published 1818
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“Each moment with you is a verse in the poetry of my heart.”
Rendi Ansyah, Beyond the Bouquet: A Symphony of Love in Fifty Movements

Jennifer Wizbowski
“Her quiet sobs were absorbed into the aria of their voices, their protection and love enveloping her pain and carrying her song.”
Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta

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