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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,541,830 ratings — published 1948
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,876,366 ratings — published 1953
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,617,913 ratings — published 1945
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,522,605 ratings — published 2003
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,096,636 ratings — published 1932
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,946,598 ratings — published 1960
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,374,760 ratings — published 1956
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,493,974 ratings — published 1969
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,905,304 ratings — published 2005
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 816,507 ratings — published 2016
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,228,298 ratings — published 1954
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,040,264 ratings — published 2009
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,459,956 ratings — published 1985
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,617,476 ratings — published 1988
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,974,741 ratings — published 1925
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.37 — 893,460 ratings — published 1946
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.29 — 244,727 ratings — published 2012
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,923,674 ratings — published 1818
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,755,868 ratings — published 2007
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,765,198 ratings — published 2012
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 891,184 ratings — published 1961
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,495,469 ratings — published 1937
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,859,956 ratings — published 1813
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,645,513 ratings — published 1965
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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 — 11,515,977 ratings — published 1997
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,762,015 ratings — published 2001
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The Secret Life of Bees The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,358,399 ratings — published 2001
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,922,766 ratings — published 1951
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,832,248 ratings — published 1993
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,864,596 ratings — published 1937
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,007,048 ratings — published 2008
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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)
by (shelved 11 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,172,206 ratings — published 1950
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.24 — 224,570 ratings — published 2010
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The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.11 — 798,081 ratings — published 1998
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,244,848 ratings — published 1963
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,708,228 ratings — published 2006
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The Screwtape Letters The Screwtape Letters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as recommended-reading)
avg rating 4.27 — 529,868 ratings — published 1942
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,333,753 ratings — published 2018
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,376,768 ratings — published 2018
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,020,105 ratings — published 2017
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,639,676 ratings — published 1939
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 869,017 ratings — published 2005
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 873,159 ratings — published 2008
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 940,872 ratings — published 1878
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 357,330 ratings — published 180
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 390,458 ratings — published 1937
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The Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 42,250 ratings — published 1788
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 320,641 ratings — published 2000
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,374,659 ratings — published 2005
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,864,014 ratings — published 2003
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