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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,474,096 ratings — published 1943
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,564,163 ratings — published 1988
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,875,281 ratings — published 1890
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,878,318 ratings — published 1960
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,876,037 ratings — published 2005
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 875,858 ratings — published 1946
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 642,601 ratings — published 1996
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,832,738 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 — 1,199,056 ratings — published 1997
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,197,400 ratings — published 1954
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,362,779 ratings — published 1956
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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 — 802,608 ratings — published 2003
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,489,846 ratings — published 2003
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,452,563 ratings — published 1949
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 875,979 ratings — published 1922
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,419,066 ratings — published 1985
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 2,074,931 ratings — published 1932
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,909,833 ratings — published 1925
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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 — 4,188,393 ratings — published 1947
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 636,967 ratings — published 1952
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The Giving Tree The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,234,901 ratings — published 1964
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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 — 990,389 ratings — published 2001
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 924,788 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 — 805,263 ratings — published 2016
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,884,564 ratings — published 1818
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,733,208 ratings — published 2007
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 385,764 ratings — published 1880
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,397,886 ratings — published 1942
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,544,151 ratings — published 1945
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 1,459,294 ratings — published 2022
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,193,990 ratings — published 2012
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,620,985 ratings — published 2018
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,078,474 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 4.29 — 675,888 ratings — published 2012
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,979,836 ratings — published 2011
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 347,832 ratings — published 180
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 457,319 ratings — published 1952
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 328,789 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 — 2,805,150 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 — 1,999,094 ratings — published 1999
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,022,370 ratings — published 1844
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 242,380 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 4.08 — 474,873 ratings — published 2012
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,752,759 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 3.84 — 333,980 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 594,982 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 2,450,673 ratings — published 2020
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,423,211 ratings — published 1915
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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 — 135,012 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 — 868,551 ratings — published 2017
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“With Finn, Vic, and Maeve shooting darts at him, Buster thought better of bellyaching and took off down the street with Finn.”
A.G. Russo, The Cases Nobody Wanted

Sanober  Khan
“she's got
oceans
tucked away
in her hair

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

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