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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 233 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 520,060 ratings — published 1943
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,005,227 ratings — published 1925
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 186 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.21 — 364,506 ratings — published 2010
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 172 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,940,764 ratings — published 1951
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,056,857 ratings — published 2013
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 160 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.53 — 30,043 ratings — published 1974
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Rules of Civility Rules of Civility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.09 — 275,201 ratings — published 2011
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 148 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.27 — 960,281 ratings — published 2015
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.60 — 585,275 ratings — published 2018
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The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 199,185 ratings — published 1920
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,257,803 ratings — published 1963
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.85 — 253,774 ratings — published 1958
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Let the Great World Spin Let the Great World Spin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.96 — 110,821 ratings — published 2009
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.19 — 214,376 ratings — published 2000
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Here Is New York Here Is New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 116 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,606 ratings — published 1948
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
by (shelved 105 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.84 — 79,334 ratings — published 2020
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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,872 ratings — published 1998
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 437,214 ratings — published 2005
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The Bonfire of the Vanities The Bonfire of the Vanities (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.93 — 88,102 ratings — published 1987
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City of Girls City of Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.04 — 325,496 ratings — published 2019
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Sweetbitter Sweetbitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.33 — 79,423 ratings — published 2016
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.16 — 220,421 ratings — published 1967
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Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1) Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)
by (shelved 88 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.75 — 163,833 ratings — published 2009
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Bright Lights, Big City Bright Lights, Big City (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.81 — 37,599 ratings — published 1984
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by (shelved 88 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.06 — 182,541 ratings — published 1994
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Severance Severance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.88 — 134,866 ratings — published 2018
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New York New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.20 — 44,666 ratings — published 2009
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The House of Mirth The House of Mirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.98 — 107,144 ratings — published 1905
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Motherless Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 42,861 ratings — published 1999
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Trust Trust (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 180,843 ratings — published 2022
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The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
by (shelved 78 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 88,236 ratings — published 1987
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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.17 — 11,664 ratings — published 2004
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Book Lovers Book Lovers (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,607,067 ratings — published 2022
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One Last Stop One Last Stop (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.88 — 291,013 ratings — published 2021
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,559,196 ratings — published 2020
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A Visit from the Goon Squad A Visit from the Goon Squad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.70 — 252,099 ratings — published 2010
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 370,377 ratings — published 1991
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In Five Years In Five Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.78 — 661,965 ratings — published 2020
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The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 35,277 ratings — published 2016
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Behold the Dreamers Behold the Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.94 — 86,587 ratings — published 2016
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The Colossus of New York The Colossus of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.69 — 4,498 ratings — published 2003
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Harlem Shuffle (The Harlem Trilogy, #1) Harlem Shuffle (The Harlem Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 70 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.73 — 82,009 ratings — published 2021
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Another Brooklyn Another Brooklyn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 42,107 ratings — published 2016
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Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,636 ratings — published 1991
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The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
by (shelved 65 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.13 — 132,228 ratings — published 2013
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Up in the Old Hotel Up in the Old Hotel (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,284 ratings — published 1992
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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.84 — 33,612 ratings — published 2017
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,870 ratings — published 1972
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 204,016 ratings — published 1952
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Open City Open City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.49 — 17,636 ratings — published 2011
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Richard Price
“falafel joint, jazz joint, gyro joint, corner. Schoolyard, creperie, realtor, corner. Tenement, tenement, tenement museum, corner. Pink Pony, Blind Tiger, muffin boutique, corner. Sex shop, tea shop, synagogue, corner. Bollywood, Buddha, botanica, corner. Leather outlet, leather outlet, leather outlet, corner. Bar, school, bar, school. People's Park, corner. Tyson mural, Celia Cruz mural, Ladi Di mural, corner. Bling shop, barbershop, car service corner.”
Richard Price, Lush Life

Ray Bradbury
“A Witch is born out of the true hungers of her time,” she said. “I was born out of New York. The things that are most wrong here summoned me. ("Drink Entire: Against The Madness Of Crowds")”
Ray Bradbury, Long After Midnight

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