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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,514,410 ratings — published 1943
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,622,022 ratings — published 1988
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,913,506 ratings — published 1890
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,907,970 ratings — published 2005
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,952,869 ratings — published 1960
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 895,029 ratings — published 1946
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,880,251 ratings — published 1953
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,219,984 ratings — published 1997
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,231,166 ratings — published 1954
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 648,870 ratings — published 1996
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,230,632 ratings — published 1947
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,463,512 ratings — published 1985
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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 4.01 — 812,172 ratings — published 2003
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,624,414 ratings — published 1945
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,525,536 ratings — published 2003
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,375,914 ratings — published 1956
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,549,818 ratings — published 1948
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 887,363 ratings — published 1922
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 994,594 ratings — published 2001
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,980,658 ratings — published 1925
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,757,981 ratings — published 2007
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,434,035 ratings — published 1942
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 655,398 ratings — published 1952
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The Giving Tree The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,243,917 ratings — published 1964
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,098,548 ratings — published 1932
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,516,309 ratings — published 2022
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 950,867 ratings — published 2015
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 819,879 ratings — published 2016
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,926,968 ratings — published 1818
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 394,195 ratings — published 1880
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Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 604,447 ratings — published 2007
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,460,623 ratings — published 1915
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,204,317 ratings — published 2012
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,677,167 ratings — published 2018
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,101,719 ratings — published 1866
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 681,012 ratings — published 2012
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 358,245 ratings — published 180
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 462,204 ratings — published 1952
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 331,720 ratings — published 1923
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,834,778 ratings — published 1993
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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 — 2,020,365 ratings — published 1999
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,037,936 ratings — published 1844
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 244,612 ratings — published 1998
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 478,193 ratings — published 2012
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,762,875 ratings — published 2001
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
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avg rating 3.83 — 348,441 ratings — published 2019
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,517,658 ratings — published 2020
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A Tale for the Time Being A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 136,705 ratings — published 2013
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
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avg rating 3.75 — 881,016 ratings — published 2017
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,891,919 ratings — published 2018
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Sanober  Khan
“she's got
oceans
tucked away
in her hair

poems swim
under her skin.”
Sanober Khan, A Thousand Flamingos

Susan  Rowland
“Waiting for the correct time to descend for cocktails, Mary sat on her bed and reviewed her impressions of the house party one by one. Belinda Choudhry M. P. she knew least. As mother of murdered Perdita, she was sure to be a volatile addition.”
Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds

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