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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 223 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 508,478 ratings — published 1943
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 185 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,846,640 ratings — published 1925
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.21 — 346,931 ratings — published 2010
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 168 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,031,018 ratings — published 2013
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,860,845 ratings — published 1951
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Rules of Civility Rules of Civility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.09 — 268,431 ratings — published 2011
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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 150 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.52 — 28,493 ratings — published 1974
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.28 — 906,276 ratings — published 2015
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The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 194,170 ratings — published 1920
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,199,539 ratings — published 1963
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.60 — 552,090 ratings — published 2018
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.85 — 250,368 ratings — published 1958
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Let the Great World Spin Let the Great World Spin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.96 — 109,694 ratings — published 2009
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.19 — 211,914 ratings — published 2000
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Here Is New York Here Is New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,351 ratings — published 1948
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
by (shelved 99 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.84 — 77,872 ratings — published 2020
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City of Girls City of Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.04 — 318,811 ratings — published 2019
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 434,147 ratings — published 2005
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Sweetbitter Sweetbitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.33 — 78,574 ratings — published 2016
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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 92 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,814 ratings — published 1998
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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 — 218,521 ratings — published 1967
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The Bonfire of the Vanities The Bonfire of the Vanities (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 86,519 ratings — published 1987
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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 — 180,901 ratings — published 1994
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Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1) Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)
by (shelved 87 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.74 — 157,692 ratings — published 2009
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Bright Lights, Big City Bright Lights, Big City (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.81 — 36,840 ratings — published 1984
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Motherless Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 42,456 ratings — published 1999
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Severance Severance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.88 — 128,702 ratings — published 2018
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New York New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.19 — 43,884 ratings — published 2009
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The House of Mirth The House of Mirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.98 — 105,278 ratings — published 1905
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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 — 11,381 ratings — published 2004
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Trust Trust (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 168,217 ratings — published 2022
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,469,138 ratings — published 2020
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A Visit from the Goon Squad A Visit from the Goon Squad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.70 — 247,973 ratings — published 2010
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 358,272 ratings — published 1991
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The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
by (shelved 74 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 86,174 ratings — published 1987
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Book Lovers Book Lovers (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,521,697 ratings — published 2022
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One Last Stop One Last Stop (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.89 — 282,856 ratings — published 2021
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Behold the Dreamers Behold the Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.94 — 85,551 ratings — published 2016
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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 71 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 34,185 ratings — published 2016
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Another Brooklyn Another Brooklyn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.87 — 41,611 ratings — published 2016
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In Five Years In Five Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.78 — 637,010 ratings — published 2020
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Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1) Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
by (shelved 68 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.73 — 79,962 ratings — published 2021
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The Colossus of New York The Colossus of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.69 — 4,350 ratings — published 2003
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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 67 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,606 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 64 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.13 — 130,764 ratings — published 2013
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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.84 — 32,801 ratings — published 2017
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Up in the Old Hotel Up in the Old Hotel (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,240 ratings — published 1992
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 201,081 ratings — published 1952
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Open City Open City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.49 — 17,390 ratings — published 2011
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The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)
by (shelved 59 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.81 — 931,631 ratings — published 2003
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The Cricket in Times Square by George SeldenEloise by Kay ThompsonFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgAll-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney TaylorTrueman Bradley by Alexei Maxim Russell
New York City for Kids
73 books — 26 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
I Love New York City
609 books — 355 voters

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“French people fucking love Harlem for some reason.”
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“I did everything with that great mad joy you get when you return to New York City.”
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