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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,649,921 ratings — published 1988
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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avg rating 4.24 — 3,185,948 ratings — published 1950
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,835,730 ratings — published 2022
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,548,409 ratings — published 2020
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,033,754 ratings — published 2020
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Small Great Things Small Great Things (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.36 — 447,404 ratings — published 2016
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The Giver (Giver, #1) The Giver (Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,849,241 ratings — published 1993
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The Astral Library The Astral Library (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 39,027 ratings — published 2026
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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (Hoid's Travails, #2) Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (Hoid's Travails, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 123,176 ratings — published 2023
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Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1) Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1)
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avg rating 3.83 — 29,902 ratings — published 2019
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 503,781 ratings — published 2022
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The Passage (The Passage, #1) The Passage (The Passage, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 224,964 ratings — published 2010
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Small Things Like These Small Things Like These (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 477,539 ratings — published 2021
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Starship Troopers Starship Troopers (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 249,015 ratings — published 1959
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Love on the Brain Love on the Brain (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.90 — 660,104 ratings — published 2022
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Gritli's Children Gritli's Children (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 67 ratings — published 1884
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The House on Foster Hill The House on Foster Hill (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 6,290 ratings — published 2017
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,320,470 ratings — published 2011
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,030,924 ratings — published 1999
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,298,805 ratings — published 1962
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Island of the Aunts Island of the Aunts (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 8,846 ratings — published 1999
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Go Set a Watchman Go Set a Watchman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.31 — 293,450 ratings — published 2015
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The 19th Wife The 19th Wife (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 61,070 ratings — published 2008
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The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as preachy)
avg rating 3.84 — 698,939 ratings — published 2007
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Halo (Halo, #1) Halo (Halo, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 71,087 ratings — published 2010
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A Magic Deep and Drowning A Magic Deep and Drowning (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.42 — 1,162 ratings — published 2025
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Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1) Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)
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avg rating 4.04 — 83,277 ratings — published 2020
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Ten Thousand Stitches (Regency Faerie Tales, #2) Ten Thousand Stitches (Regency Faerie Tales, #2)
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avg rating 3.92 — 20,134 ratings — published 2020
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Slow Gods Slow Gods (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 3,839 ratings — published 2025
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Married Without Benefits Married Without Benefits (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 165 ratings — published
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The Children of God: The Inside Story The Children of God: The Inside Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 2.92 — 50 ratings — published 1984
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Foul Lady Fortune (Foul Lady Fortune, #1) Foul Lady Fortune (Foul Lady Fortune, #1)
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avg rating 4.20 — 32,120 ratings — published 2022
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In Her Own League In Her Own League (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as preachy)
avg rating 4.36 — 133,052 ratings — published 2026
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Such Lovely Skin Such Lovely Skin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as preachy)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,771 ratings — published 2024
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 817,076 ratings — published 2003
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Sarah's Room Sarah's Room (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 76 ratings — published 1963
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The Alcohol Experiment: A 30-day, Alcohol-Free Challenge to Interrupt Your Habits and Help You Take Control The Alcohol Experiment: A 30-day, Alcohol-Free Challenge to Interrupt Your Habits and Help You Take Control (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,814 ratings — published 2018
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The Cuddle Clause The Cuddle Clause (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 8,282 ratings — published
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Most Likely to Deny Love (The Yearbook, #2) Most Likely to Deny Love (The Yearbook, #2)
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avg rating 4.18 — 1,215 ratings — published
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The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 149,453 ratings — published 2013
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And Break the Pretty Kings (Sacred Bone, #1) And Break the Pretty Kings (Sacred Bone, #1)
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avg rating 3.17 — 748 ratings — published 2023
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How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 8,132 ratings — published 2002
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Outlier (Daydreamer, #3) Outlier (Daydreamer, #3)
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avg rating 4.35 — 16,303 ratings — published 2025
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The Duke's Refuge (The Leeward Islands, #1) The Duke's Refuge (The Leeward Islands, #1)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,122 ratings — published 2020
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The Play Maker (Colton U Playbook, #2) The Play Maker (Colton U Playbook, #2)
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avg rating 4.05 — 3,018 ratings — published
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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as preachy)
avg rating 4.02 — 10,027 ratings — published 2020
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My Murder My Murder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 35,952 ratings — published 2023
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Broken Shelves (Unquiet Mind, #3) Broken Shelves (Unquiet Mind, #3)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,202 ratings — published 2017
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People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.56 — 4,996 ratings — published
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Anne Lamott
“Paul of Tarsus, for instance. Putting aside the little problem with all the people he had killed, he was annoying, sexist, stuffy, and theoretical. He was not a great storyteller like the Gospel writers. He often got preachy, and his message was frequently about trying to be more stoic, with dogmatic "Shape up" and
"Shame on you" talks.”
Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy