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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,514,297 ratings — published 1943
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,621,893 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 — 1,913,400 ratings — published 1890
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,907,886 ratings — published 2005
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,952,691 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 — 894,989 ratings — published 1946
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,880,118 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 — 1,219,930 ratings — published 1997
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,231,070 ratings — published 1954
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 648,858 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 — 4,230,520 ratings — published 1947
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,463,411 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 — 812,157 ratings — published 2003
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,624,207 ratings — published 1945
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,525,448 ratings — published 2003
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,375,869 ratings — published 1956
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,549,558 ratings — published 1948
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 887,339 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 — 994,586 ratings — published 2001
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,980,460 ratings — published 1925
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,757,909 ratings — published 2007
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,433,933 ratings — published 1942
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 655,360 ratings — published 1952
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The Giving Tree The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,243,903 ratings — published 1964
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,098,475 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 — 1,516,158 ratings — published 2022
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 950,784 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 — 819,838 ratings — published 2016
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,926,869 ratings — published 1818
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 394,167 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 — 604,415 ratings — published 2007
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,460,534 ratings — published 1915
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,204,287 ratings — published 2012
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,677,007 ratings — published 2018
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,101,668 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 — 680,991 ratings — published 2012
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 358,229 ratings — published 180
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 462,196 ratings — published 1952
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 331,711 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 — 2,834,685 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 — 2,020,294 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 — 1,037,878 ratings — published 1844
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 244,608 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 — 478,185 ratings — published 2012
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,762,844 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 — 348,385 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 — 2,517,517 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 — 136,697 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 — 880,995 ratings — published 2017
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,891,827 ratings — published 2018
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Sanober  Khan
“how is it that
he's always
in my thoughts.

even when
i am not
thinking.”
Sanober Khan, A Thousand Flamingos

Rebecca Harlem
“Oversensitivity isn’t a problem, it’s your strength. It simply indicates you are more human than others. You should be proud of yourself.”
Rebecca Harlem, The Pink Cadillac

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