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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,701,393 ratings — published 1949
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,076,351 ratings — published 1960
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,969,592 ratings — published 1813
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,140,587 ratings — published 1866
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,762,281 ratings — published 1945
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,976,089 ratings — published 1890
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,987,659 ratings — published 1951
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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 — 1,139,899 ratings — published 1967
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 6,097,998 ratings — published 1925
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,137,566 ratings — published 1932
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,958,357 ratings — published 1963
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 409,105 ratings — published 1879
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,269,839 ratings — published 1847
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,959,574 ratings — published 2005
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,396,173 ratings — published 1847
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,578,340 ratings — published 1943
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,294,677 ratings — published 1963
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 960,246 ratings — published 1878
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,534,100 ratings — published 1985
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 926,273 ratings — published 1946
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,070,095 ratings — published 1846
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,314,911 ratings — published 2011
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.87 — 972,060 ratings — published 1955
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 375,572 ratings — published 1868
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,982,157 ratings — published 1818
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,497,896 ratings — published 1942
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,303,263 ratings — published 1947
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 610,871 ratings — published 2011
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 2,526,479 ratings — published 1868
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.57 — 631,308 ratings — published 1851
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,524,878 ratings — published 1915
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,528,233 ratings — published 1897
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,104,262 ratings — published 1992
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,293,023 ratings — published 1954
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 700,408 ratings — published 1952
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,586,262 ratings — published 2003
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,518,432 ratings — published 1969
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,184,882 ratings — published 1936
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,691,176 ratings — published 1939
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,715,234 ratings — published 1988
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 578,996 ratings — published 1985
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 375,123 ratings — published 180
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 859,249 ratings — published 1862
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 530,144 ratings — published -750
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 1,254,891 ratings — published -750
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Don Quixote Don Quixote (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 313,022 ratings — published 1605
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 416,275 ratings — published 1925
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,064,347 ratings — published 1979
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 570,548 ratings — published 2002
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,361,950 ratings — published 1952
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