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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 511,395 ratings — published 2022
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 971,690 ratings — published 2015
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,916,285 ratings — published 1813
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,623,931 ratings — published 1948
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,670,431 ratings — published 1965
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,576,018 ratings — published 2020
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,367,588 ratings — published 2018
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,079,258 ratings — published 1992
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,086,686 ratings — published 2011
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 4,413,656 ratings — published 2015
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 2,777,633 ratings — published 1996
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,511,724 ratings — published 1897
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.57 — 3,766,396 ratings — published 2023
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,297,415 ratings — published 2011
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 603,618 ratings — published 2011
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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avg rating 4.48 — 1,032,565 ratings — published 2006
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,504,899 ratings — published 1868
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,185,185 ratings — published 2015
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,120,278 ratings — published 1866
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 2,759,402 ratings — published 2023
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,234,061 ratings — published 1847
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,943,658 ratings — published 1890
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 296,667 ratings — published 2014
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,622,554 ratings — published 1997
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,201,699 ratings — published 1954
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,053,350 ratings — published 1846
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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avg rating 3.65 — 737,138 ratings — published 2015
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The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1) The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 290,419 ratings — published 2019
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,405,410 ratings — published 2018
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 951,067 ratings — published 1878
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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,033,334 ratings — published 2023
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,372,567 ratings — published 1847
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,814,774 ratings — published 2025
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,418,512 ratings — published 2022
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
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avg rating 4.46 — 2,833,617 ratings — published 2017
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,955,083 ratings — published 1818
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,546,137 ratings — published 1937
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,805,138 ratings — published 2018
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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avg rating 4.63 — 3,349,944 ratings — published 2016
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
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avg rating 3.99 — 1,248,640 ratings — published 2020
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,170,854 ratings — published 1991
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,128,435 ratings — published 1967
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The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
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avg rating 3.54 — 284,402 ratings — published 2020
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Emma Emma (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,004,823 ratings — published 1815
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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 412,905 ratings — published 2019
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,667,350 ratings — published 1988
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 520,343 ratings — published 2018
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The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
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avg rating 4.14 — 427,130 ratings — published 1993
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.65 — 2,259,438 ratings — published 2015
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 207,171 ratings — published 2000
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Caleb Wilde
“Nevertheless, death asks us to pause. It doesn’t tell us what we need to do when we pause (there may be nothing to do at all), but it asks us to be in its presence. To sit with it. Listen to it. To lay aside chronos and embrace kairos.”
Caleb Wilde, Confessions of a Funeral Director: How the Business of Death Saved My Life

Shahid Hussain Raja
“Every silence is a form of punishment in its own way, but the silence that lingers between two pauses is the most lethal of all—heavy with unspoken words, unresolved emotions, and the weight of what was left unsaid.”
Shahid Hussain Raja

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