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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 725 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,530,518 ratings — published 1948
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 657 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,937,845 ratings — published 1960
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 479 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,901,508 ratings — published 2005
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 459 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,851,822 ratings — published 1813
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 418 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,608,612 ratings — published 1945
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 375 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,993,530 ratings — published 2008
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 356 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,097,078 ratings — published 1866
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 356 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,966,305 ratings — published 1925
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 353 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,918,656 ratings — published 1951
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 347 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,759,496 ratings — published 2012
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 342 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,870,808 ratings — published 1953
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 335 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.37 — 891,210 ratings — published 1946
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Taming Flame Taming Flame (Paperback)
by (shelved 321 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.28 — 16,714 ratings — published 2022
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 317 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,608,205 ratings — published 1988
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 314 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,276,369 ratings — published 2011
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 313 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,518,380 ratings — published 2003
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 312 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,114,612 ratings — published 1967
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 311 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,093,896 ratings — published 1932
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 309 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,343,138 ratings — published 1847
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 302 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,221,973 ratings — published 1947
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 297 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,905,842 ratings — published 1890
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 293 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,501,721 ratings — published 1997
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 292 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,224,280 ratings — published 1954
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 290 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,454,673 ratings — published 1985
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 281 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,159,677 ratings — published 1847
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 279 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,506,805 ratings — published 1943
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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 269 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,328,889 ratings — published 2018
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 266 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,034,688 ratings — published 1844
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 261 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.10 — 939,573 ratings — published 1878
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The Zombie Room The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 254 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.93 — 41,856 ratings — published 2012
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 254 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.17 — 594,634 ratings — published 2011
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 246 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.39 — 392,272 ratings — published 1880
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 246 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,165,895 ratings — published 2015
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 246 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.87 — 953,185 ratings — published 1955
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 242 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,015,929 ratings — published 1999
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 237 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,241,423 ratings — published 1963
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 236 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,029,842 ratings — published 2011
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 235 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,158,979 ratings — published 1936
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The Elephant Tree The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 234 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.91 — 41,988 ratings — published 2010
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 233 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,048,446 ratings — published 1992
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 232 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,479,848 ratings — published 1868
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 232 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,167,459 ratings — published 2017
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 229 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,918,867 ratings — published 1818
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,426,466 ratings — published 1942
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 218 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,488,557 ratings — published 1937
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.17 — 368,391 ratings — published 1869
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as must-read)
avg rating 3.99 — 890,584 ratings — published 1961
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 212 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,752,766 ratings — published 2007
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 209 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,642,884 ratings — published 1965
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 208 times as must-read)
avg rating 4.28 — 945,657 ratings — published 2015
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Lin Wilder
“We fiction writers have a responsibility when creating a character; he or she must sit beside us as we read the story. If she isn’t, we haven’t done our job. Therefore, writing Dr. T’s character forced a plunge into places I had no interest in going. A person like Adam Turner would not have come into this beautiful world looking for a kid to control, manipulate, or wreck. There had to be a reason- that created massive psychic wounds.”
Lin Wilder

E.L. Montes
“The point is, Jenna, no one is normal or perfect like that house you see across the street. Everyone suffers from their own struggles, whether they’re big or small.”
E.L. Montes, Perfectly Damaged

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