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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as prose)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,866,153 ratings — published 1925
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as prose)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,404,430 ratings — published 1949
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as prose)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,382,295 ratings — published 1942
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as prose)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,502,921 ratings — published 1945
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as prose)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,870,458 ratings — published 1951
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as prose)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,830,792 ratings — published 1960
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 70 times as prose)
avg rating 3.87 — 939,969 ratings — published 1955
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as prose)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,857,279 ratings — published 1890
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as prose)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,068,528 ratings — published 1866
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as prose)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,864,106 ratings — published 1818
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as prose)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,406,707 ratings — published 1915
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 62 times as prose)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,807,926 ratings — published 1953
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as prose)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,719,925 ratings — published 1996
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as prose)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,097,061 ratings — published 1967
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as prose)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,429,910 ratings — published 1937
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as prose)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,063,427 ratings — published 1932
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as prose)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,206,836 ratings — published 1963
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as prose)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,320,293 ratings — published 1997
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as prose)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,813,769 ratings — published 1937
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as prose)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,476,237 ratings — published 1969
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as prose)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,760,539 ratings — published 1813
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as prose)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,025,307 ratings — published 1847
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as prose)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,179,078 ratings — published 1954
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as prose)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,302,241 ratings — published 1952
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as prose)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,398,681 ratings — published 1985
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as prose)
avg rating 3.43 — 556,062 ratings — published 1899
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as prose)
avg rating 3.99 — 884,030 ratings — published 1961
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,451,375 ratings — published 1943
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 46 times as prose)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,457,036 ratings — published 1998
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as prose)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,029,165 ratings — published 2006
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as prose)
avg rating 3.94 — 391,597 ratings — published 1925
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Ulysses Ulysses (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as prose)
avg rating 3.76 — 137,418 ratings — published 1922
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 42 times as prose)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,801,153 ratings — published 1999
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
by (shelved 42 times as prose)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,615,017 ratings — published 1965
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,956,433 ratings — published 2011
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as prose)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,005,654 ratings — published 1979
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Carrie Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as prose)
avg rating 3.99 — 839,384 ratings — published 1974
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To the Lighthouse To the Lighthouse (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as prose)
avg rating 3.81 — 213,449 ratings — published 1927
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as prose)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,308,301 ratings — published 1847
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as prose)
avg rating 4.01 — 399,316 ratings — published 2019
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as prose)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,821,845 ratings — published 2008
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as prose)
avg rating 4.10 — 925,719 ratings — published 1878
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,635,355 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 37 times as prose)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,086,606 ratings — published 2007
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as prose)
avg rating 4.00 — 766,358 ratings — published 1962
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 36 times as prose)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,164,509 ratings — published 2000
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as prose)
avg rating 4.11 — 540,235 ratings — published 1984
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Dubliners Dubliners (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as prose)
avg rating 3.83 — 174,978 ratings — published 1914
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as prose)
avg rating 4.08 — 870,843 ratings — published 1922
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 36 times as prose)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,770,821 ratings — published 2003
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Rabindranath Tagore
“The young student sits with his head bent over his books, and his mind straying in youth's dreamland; where prose is prowling on the desk and poetry hiding in the heart.”
Rabindranath Tagore, Lover's Gift

Charlotte Eriksson
“There are very few friends that will lie down with you on empty streets in the middle of the night, without a word. No questions, no asking why, just quietly lay there with you, observing the stars, until you're ready to get back up on your feet again and walk the last bit home, softly holding your hand as a quiet way of saying “I'm here”.
It was a beautiful night.”
Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps

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