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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 368,280 ratings — published 1892
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 276 times as short)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,633,871 ratings — published 1945
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 270 times as short)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,438,648 ratings — published 1942
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 256 times as short)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,465,074 ratings — published 1915
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Small Things Like These Small Things Like These (Hardcover)
by (shelved 220 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 469,046 ratings — published 2021
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 219 times as short)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,518,907 ratings — published 1943
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 218 times as short)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,331,770 ratings — published 1952
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 212 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,871,794 ratings — published 1937
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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avg rating 4.11 — 381,521 ratings — published 2017
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as short)
avg rating 4.14 — 232,687 ratings — published 1886
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as short)
avg rating 3.67 — 384,962 ratings — published 2016
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 198 times as short)
avg rating 3.91 — 302,704 ratings — published 1962
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as short)
avg rating 4.07 — 375,666 ratings — published 1848
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 160 times as short)
avg rating 4.21 — 193,174 ratings — published 2021
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Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as short)
avg rating 4.34 — 265,935 ratings — published 1956
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as short)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,628,830 ratings — published 1988
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as short)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,885,965 ratings — published 1953
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 147 times as short)
avg rating 3.83 — 350,397 ratings — published 2019
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,989,125 ratings — published 1925
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Foster Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as short)
avg rating 4.30 — 177,310 ratings — published 2010
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The Lottery The Lottery (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as short)
avg rating 4.03 — 113,955 ratings — published 1948
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 135 times as short)
avg rating 4.39 — 334,446 ratings — published 2012
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 542,965 ratings — published 1995
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as short)
avg rating 4.22 — 267,441 ratings — published 1929
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as short)
avg rating 3.83 — 675,282 ratings — published 1886
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as short)
avg rating 4.17 — 238,623 ratings — published 1864
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (Library Binding)
by (shelved 119 times as short)
avg rating 4.37 — 54,754 ratings — published 1973
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A Short Stay in Hell A Short Stay in Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as short)
avg rating 4.15 — 72,797 ratings — published 2011
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as short)
avg rating 3.87 — 208,265 ratings — published 1872
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The Tell-Tale Heart The Tell-Tale Heart (Library Binding)
by (shelved 103 times as short)
avg rating 4.24 — 126,887 ratings — published 1843
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 888,763 ratings — published 1922
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as short)
avg rating 4.09 — 948,011 ratings — published 1843
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as short)
avg rating 3.65 — 405,480 ratings — published 2007
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Galatea Galatea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 99 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 126,769 ratings — published 2013
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Chess Story Chess Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as short)
avg rating 4.26 — 179,019 ratings — published 1942
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Open Water Open Water (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as short)
avg rating 3.98 — 91,096 ratings — published 2021
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 97 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 46,192 ratings — published 2020
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The Grownup The Grownup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as short)
avg rating 3.55 — 155,561 ratings — published 2014
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The Pearl The Pearl (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as short)
avg rating 3.57 — 276,899 ratings — published 1947
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The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3) The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)
by (shelved 91 times as short)
avg rating 4.30 — 37,827 ratings — published 2022
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Interpreter of Maladies Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 207,735 ratings — published 1999
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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avg rating 3.65 — 720,051 ratings — published 2015
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,235,417 ratings — published 1954
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 3.85 — 253,334 ratings — published 1958
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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 3.84 — 81,352 ratings — published 2015
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 4.01 — 660,428 ratings — published 2013
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,377,481 ratings — published 1956
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 66,001 ratings — published 1979
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The Time Machine The Time Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 3.89 — 570,412 ratings — published 1895
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 4.25 — 220,573 ratings — published 2018
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Craig D. Lounsbrough
“Our existence is never defined by the smallness of our being or the shortness of our life, for neither are the sum total of our limitations nor the definition of our existence.”
Craig D. Lounsbrough

Toba Beta
“The word far is too short for me to spell.”
Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

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