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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,549,307 ratings — published 1943
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,674,959 ratings — published 1988
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,022,222 ratings — published 1960
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,948,660 ratings — published 1890
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,937,837 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 — 913,242 ratings — published 1946
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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 — 1,240,042 ratings — published 1997
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,925,406 ratings — published 1963
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,266,601 ratings — published 1954
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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 — 821,564 ratings — published 2003
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,699,255 ratings — published 1945
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,388,344 ratings — published 1956
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,636,339 ratings — published 1948
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 655,373 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 — 4,271,471 ratings — published 1947
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,503,631 ratings — published 1985
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,559,785 ratings — published 2003
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 898,558 ratings — published 1922
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,121,028 ratings — published 1932
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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 — 998,831 ratings — published 2001
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 6,046,704 ratings — published 1925
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,781,626 ratings — published 2007
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,470,717 ratings — published 1942
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 677,935 ratings — published 1952
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The Giving Tree The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,252,558 ratings — published 1964
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 975,068 ratings — published 2015
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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 — 2,577,230 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 686,121 ratings — published 2012
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 833,996 ratings — published 2016
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 402,961 ratings — published 1880
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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 — 1,563,256 ratings — published 2022
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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 — 613,000 ratings — published 2007
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,497,328 ratings — published 1915
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,213,304 ratings — published 2012
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,724,580 ratings — published 2018
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,925,234 ratings — published 2018
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,123,542 ratings — published 1866
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We Are the Ants We Are the Ants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 54,618 ratings — published 2016
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,093,778 ratings — published 2011
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 368,052 ratings — published 180
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 822,454 ratings — published 1966
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,959,430 ratings — published 1818
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 466,718 ratings — published 1952
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 334,651 ratings — published 1923
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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 — 2,040,297 ratings — published 1999
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 3,063,097 ratings — published 2009
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,056,032 ratings — published 1846
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 246,560 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 — 481,369 ratings — published 2012
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,773,128 ratings — published 2001
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Milan Kundera
“We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in our lives to come.”
Milan Kundera

Chuck Klosterman
“Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.”
Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

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