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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,113,310 ratings — published 1866
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A Certain Hunger A Certain Hunger (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 70,048 ratings — published 2019
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
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avg rating 3.45 — 347,748 ratings — published 2019
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Prometheus Rising Prometheus Rising (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as obscure)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,634 ratings — published 1983
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Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1 Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 4.44 — 43,071 ratings — published 1998
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Ficciones Ficciones (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 81,049 ratings — published 1944
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とんがり帽子のアトリエ 10 [Tongari Bōshi no Atelier 10] とんがり帽子のアトリエ 10 [Tongari Bōshi no Atelier 10] (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.53 — 7,043 ratings — published 2022
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Earthflown (The Anatomy of Water, #1) Earthflown (The Anatomy of Water, #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,192 ratings — published 2024
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Seaside Stranger: Umibe No Etranger (Seaside Stranger, #0.5) Seaside Stranger: Umibe No Etranger (Seaside Stranger, #0.5)
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avg rating 3.92 — 6,455 ratings — published 2014
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,661,609 ratings — published 1945
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The 120 Days of Sodom The 120 Days of Sodom (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.05 — 15,219 ratings — published 1785
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.84 — 389,441 ratings — published 1532
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 179,965 ratings — published 1883
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.91 — 305,360 ratings — published 1962
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FantasticLand FantasticLand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.83 — 54,860 ratings — published 2016
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.77 — 430,679 ratings — published 2017
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The Pisces The Pisces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.30 — 39,884 ratings — published 2018
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Thomas the Obscure Thomas the Obscure (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,477 ratings — published 1941
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El escarabajo de oro El escarabajo de oro (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.57 — 6,330 ratings — published 1843
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The Obscene Bird of Night The Obscene Bird of Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,860 ratings — published 1970
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.80 — 371,034 ratings — published 1991
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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.70 — 5,514 ratings — published 1845
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Von Kempelen and His Discovery Von Kempelen and His Discovery
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 2.48 — 517 ratings — published 1849
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The Oblong Box The Oblong Box (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.56 — 1,971 ratings — published 1844
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The Mystery of Marie Rogêt (C. Auguste Dupin, #2) The Mystery of Marie Rogêt (C. Auguste Dupin, #2)
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avg rating 2.94 — 4,148 ratings — published 1842
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The Balloon Hoax - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story The Balloon Hoax - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
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avg rating 2.44 — 882 ratings — published 1844
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Hop Frog Hop Frog (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 3,590 ratings — published 1849
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Eleonora Eleonora (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.52 — 2,945 ratings — published 1842
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The Oval Portrait The Oval Portrait
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avg rating 3.72 — 7,901 ratings — published 1842
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The Imp of the Perverse The Imp of the Perverse (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.65 — 2,757 ratings — published 1845
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A Descent into the Maelstrom A Descent into the Maelstrom (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.47 — 4,079 ratings — published 1841
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Berenice Berenice (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.75 — 8,057 ratings — published 1835
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Ligeia Ligeia (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.72 — 7,573 ratings — published 1838
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The Book of Disquiet The Book of Disquiet (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 4.39 — 38,736 ratings — published 1982
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Jadoo Jadoo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 4.13 — 165 ratings — published 1957
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 4.07 — 371,621 ratings — published 1892
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 4.03 — 139,744 ratings — published 1956
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as obscure)
avg rating 3.94 — 406,628 ratings — published 1925
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Against Nature Against Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 15,540 ratings — published 1884
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Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as obscure)
avg rating 3.72 — 7,705 ratings — published 1986
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Antique Antique (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 91 ratings — published
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NARUTO -ナルト- 68 (Naruto, #68) NARUTO -ナルト- 68 (Naruto, #68)
by (shelved 1 time as obscure)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,027 ratings — published 2014
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NARUTO -ナルト- 67 (Naruto, #67) NARUTO -ナルト- 67 (Naruto, #67)
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avg rating 4.33 — 4,239 ratings — published 2013
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Statues: Junji Ito Story Collection Statues: Junji Ito Story Collection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as obscure)
avg rating 4.00 — 836 ratings — published 1991
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鋼の錬金術師 27 [Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 27] 鋼の錬金術師 27 [Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 27] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as obscure)
avg rating 4.75 — 6,566 ratings — published 2010
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The Best American Essays 2025 The Best American Essays 2025 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 168 ratings — published 2025
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ノラガミ 20 (Noragami: Stray God, #20) ノラガミ 20 (Noragami: Stray God, #20)
by (shelved 1 time as obscure)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,699 ratings — published 2019
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Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as obscure)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,032 ratings — published 2025
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The Infinite Jeff by Will HolcombTollesbury Time Forever by Stuart AyrisThe Chimera Vector by Nathan M. FarrugiaThe Seraphim Sequence by Nathan M. FarrugiaThe Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Unheralded Books
75 books — 47 voters
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespearePositive Vision by Ken BrandtThe Invisible Man by H.G. WellsThrough the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollBlindness by José Saramago
Sight
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