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avg rating 4.20 — 5,324,653 ratings — published 1949
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 3,408,481 ratings — published 2005
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 33,627 ratings — published 2003
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,766,694 ratings — published 1960
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 20,048 ratings — published 2018
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,766,873 ratings — published 1953
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,202,628 ratings — published 1997
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A History of Reading A History of Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 5,445 ratings — published 1996
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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 2,255 ratings — published 1995
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,374,933 ratings — published 1915
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 14,045 ratings — published 2011
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Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 5,518 ratings — published 2018
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Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.48 — 7,345 ratings — published 2011
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 1,804,475 ratings — published 1818
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,488,810 ratings — published 1988
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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 — 4,122,421 ratings — published 1947
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 2,042,892 ratings — published 1932
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 4,436,182 ratings — published 1945
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,285,268 ratings — published 1952
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,637,715 ratings — published 2012
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,376,160 ratings — published 2005
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,738,804 ratings — published 2001
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 2,829,398 ratings — published 2011
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,720,906 ratings — published 2008
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 14,025 ratings — published 1998
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My Reading Life My Reading Life (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.95 — 8,228 ratings — published 2010
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റാം C/O ആനന്ദി [RAM C/O ANANDHI] റാം C/O ആനന്ദി [RAM C/O ANANDHI] (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 2,921 ratings — published 2020
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What You Are Looking For Is in the Library What You Are Looking For Is in the Library (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 107,406 ratings — published 2020
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El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 24,101 ratings — published 2019
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The Reading List The Reading List (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 127,165 ratings — published 2021
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,933,682 ratings — published 2014
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Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
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avg rating 4.61 — 340,502 ratings — published 2017
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The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 344,951 ratings — published 1898
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84, Charing Cross Road 84, Charing Cross Road (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 94,849 ratings — published 1970
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Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 5,977 ratings — published 2017
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Why Read the Classics? Why Read the Classics? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 3,305 ratings — published 1991
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How to Read and Why How to Read and Why (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 3,823 ratings — published 2000
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One for the Books One for the Books (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.56 — 1,429 ratings — published 2012
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How to Read a Story How to Read a Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,875 ratings — published 2015
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,416,318 ratings — published 1943
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,358,434 ratings — published 2020
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Watchmen Watchmen (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 590,412 ratings — published 1987
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,047,966 ratings — published 1866
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,839,580 ratings — published 1951
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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avg rating 4.24 — 3,097,499 ratings — published 1950
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,350,375 ratings — published 1942
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
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avg rating 4.20 — 714,677 ratings — published 1934
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Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 4,077 ratings — published 2020
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,762,929 ratings — published 1993
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