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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 505,569 ratings — published 1943
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 185 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,809,274 ratings — published 1925
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.21 — 342,881 ratings — published 2010
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 168 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,024,626 ratings — published 2013
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,841,741 ratings — published 1951
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Rules of Civility Rules of Civility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 152 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.09 — 266,567 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 147 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.52 — 28,029 ratings — published 1974
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.28 — 892,448 ratings — published 2015
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The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 192,860 ratings — published 1920
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.60 — 543,800 ratings — published 2018
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,185,267 ratings — published 1963
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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 — 249,446 ratings — published 1958
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Let the Great World Spin Let the Great World Spin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.96 — 109,312 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 — 211,215 ratings — published 2000
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Here Is New York Here Is New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 113 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,277 ratings — published 1948
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.85 — 77,454 ratings — published 2020
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City of Girls City of Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.04 — 316,864 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 — 433,422 ratings — published 2005
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Sweetbitter Sweetbitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.33 — 78,338 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 — 2,799 ratings — published 1998
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The Bonfire of the Vanities The Bonfire of the Vanities (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 86,172 ratings — published 1987
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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 — 218,018 ratings — published 1967
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by (shelved 89 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.06 — 180,462 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 — 155,899 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 — 36,638 ratings — published 1984
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Motherless Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 42,366 ratings — published 1999
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Severance Severance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.89 — 127,054 ratings — published 2018
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New York New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.19 — 43,681 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 11,298 ratings — published 2004
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The House of Mirth The House of Mirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 104,701 ratings — published 1905
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 355,095 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 75 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 85,596 ratings — published 1987
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Trust Trust (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 163,186 ratings — published 2022
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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 — 246,808 ratings — published 2010
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Book Lovers Book Lovers (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,501,521 ratings — published 2022
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One Last Stop One Last Stop (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.89 — 280,472 ratings — published 2021
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Behold the Dreamers Behold the Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.95 — 85,175 ratings — published 2016
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,444,291 ratings — published 2020
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Another Brooklyn Another Brooklyn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.87 — 41,431 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 70 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 33,879 ratings — published 2016
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In Five Years In Five Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.78 — 631,147 ratings — published 2020
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Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1) Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
by (shelved 67 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.73 — 79,518 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 2,595 ratings — published 1991
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The Colossus of New York The Colossus of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.69 — 4,297 ratings — published 2003
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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.85 — 32,668 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 130,353 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 4,222 ratings — published 1992
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 200,387 ratings — published 1952
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Open City Open City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.49 — 17,324 ratings — published 2011
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Fleishman Is in Trouble Fleishman Is in Trouble (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.65 — 90,520 ratings — published 2019
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Il grande Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldUn albero cresce a Brooklyn by Betty  SmithL'età dell'innocenza by Edith WhartonMolto forte, incredibilmente vicino by Jonathan Safran FoerColazione da Tiffany by Truman Capote
La Grande Mela
65 books — 17 voters
Push by SapphireThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoHarlem Shuffle by Colson WhiteheadA Rage in Harlem by Chester HimesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Books Set in Harlem, NYC
169 books — 19 voters

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A.D. Aliwat
“French people fucking love Harlem for some reason.”
A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

Stephen        King
“But they were New Yorkers, and the essence of the New York character is to mind your own business and let other people mind theirs.”
Stephen King, Firestarter

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