Opium Books

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Confessions of an English Opium Eater Confessions of an English Opium Eater (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as opium)
avg rating 3.29 — 10,925 ratings — published 1821
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Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1) Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as opium)
avg rating 3.97 — 29,394 ratings — published 2008
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River of Smoke River of Smoke (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as opium)
avg rating 3.97 — 10,959 ratings — published 2011
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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as opium)
avg rating 4.08 — 95,919 ratings — published 2002
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Smoke and Ashes: A Writer's Journey through Opium's Hidden Histories Smoke and Ashes: A Writer's Journey through Opium's Hidden Histories (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as opium)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,517 ratings — published 2024
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Drood Drood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as opium)
avg rating 3.54 — 17,440 ratings — published 2009
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Les Paradis artificiels Les Paradis artificiels (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 3 times as opium)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,358 ratings — published 1860
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The Blind Owl The Blind Owl (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as opium)
avg rating 3.96 — 33,588 ratings — published 1937
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Narcopolis Narcopolis (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as opium)
avg rating 3.44 — 7,889 ratings — published 2012
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A Sunless Sea (William Monk, #18) A Sunless Sea (William Monk, #18)
by (shelved 3 times as opium)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,140 ratings — published 2012
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The House of Velvet and Glass The House of Velvet and Glass (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as opium)
avg rating 3.35 — 7,941 ratings — published 2012
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as opium)
avg rating 3.66 — 13,020 ratings — published 1870
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Addicted (Addicted, #1) Addicted (Addicted, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as opium)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,870 ratings — published 2009
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Opium Opium (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 4.28 — 207 ratings — published
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Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 4.34 — 3,020 ratings — published 2018
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Emperors of Dreams: Drugs in the Nineteenth Century Emperors of Dreams: Drugs in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 4.15 — 73 ratings — published 2002
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Opium Inc.: How a Global Drug Trade Funded the British Empire Opium Inc.: How a Global Drug Trade Funded the British Empire (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.95 — 145 ratings — published
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This Is Your Mind on Plants This Is Your Mind on Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.87 — 33,067 ratings — published 2021
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The Pure and the Impure The Pure and the Impure (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.59 — 2,332 ratings — published 1932
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Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 4.31 — 58,046 ratings — published 1966
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Church of Marvels Church of Marvels (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.78 — 10,484 ratings — published 2015
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From Hell From Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 4.19 — 44,067 ratings — published 1999
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The Quiet American The Quiet American (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.98 — 69,716 ratings — published 1955
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The Moonstone The Moonstone (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.91 — 97,869 ratings — published 1868
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Hero of My Heart Hero of My Heart (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.38 — 528 ratings — published 2013
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Scoundrel's Kiss (Medieval, #2) Scoundrel's Kiss (Medieval, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.56 — 126 ratings — published 2010
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The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1) The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.78 — 30,091 ratings — published 1985
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The Viscount's Addiction The Viscount's Addiction (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.80 — 567 ratings — published 2007
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The Sins of Lord Easterbrook (Rothwell #4) The Sins of Lord Easterbrook (Rothwell #4)
by (shelved 2 times as opium)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,027 ratings — published 2009
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Iniquities of the Opium Trade with China Iniquities of the Opium Trade with China (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1839
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Peter Parker and the Opening of China (Harvard Studies in American-East Asian Relations, 3) Peter Parker and the Opening of China (Harvard Studies in American-East Asian Relations, 3)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1973
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Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,081 ratings — published 2019
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Die Nacht so groß wie wir Die Nacht so groß wie wir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 3.23 — 264 ratings — published
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Hard Land Hard Land (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.28 — 25,095 ratings — published 2021
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Vom Ende der Einsamkeit Vom Ende der Einsamkeit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.38 — 60,374 ratings — published 2016
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The Committed (The Sympathizer, #2) The Committed (The Sympathizer, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 3.96 — 11,998 ratings — published 2021
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The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,919 ratings — published 2020
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CHANG HSI AND THE TREATY OF NANKING 1842 CHANG HSI AND THE TREATY OF NANKING 1842 (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Bullets and Opium: Real-Life Stories of China After the Tiananmen Square Massacre Bullets and Opium: Real-Life Stories of China After the Tiananmen Square Massacre (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.09 — 500 ratings — published 2012
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.03 — 67,154 ratings — published 2010
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Bleak House Bleak House (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.02 — 112,970 ratings — published 1853
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The Feast of All Saints The Feast of All Saints (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 3.88 — 18,602 ratings — published 1979
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The Quincunx The Quincunx (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,127 ratings — published 1989
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,814,302 ratings — published 1890
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.04 — 537,970 ratings — published 1985
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The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1) The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,085 ratings — published 1987
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 4.06 — 180,245 ratings — published 1994
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 3.94 — 166,123 ratings — published 1939
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The Trial of Elizabeth Cree The Trial of Elizabeth Cree (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as opium)
avg rating 3.70 — 2,681 ratings — published 1994
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Roman Payne
“People wonder why so many writers come to live in Paris. I’ve been living ten years in Paris and the answer seems simple to me: because it’s the best place to pick ideas. Just like Italy, Spain.. or Iran are the best places to pick saffron. If you want to pick opium poppies you go to Burma or South-East Asia. And if you want to pick novel ideas, you go to Paris.”
Roman Payne, Crepuscule

Steven Moore
“Reading Marguerite Young's 1,200-page Miss MacIntosh, My Darling was like slipping into a luxurious opium dream.”
Steven Moore, The Novel: An Alternative History: Beginnings to 1600

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