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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 309 times as short)
avg rating 4.07 — 368,269 ratings — published 1892
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 276 times as short)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,633,774 ratings — published 1945
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 270 times as short)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,438,620 ratings — published 1942
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 256 times as short)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,465,027 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 — 469,009 ratings — published 2021
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 219 times as short)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,518,885 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 — 1,331,751 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 — 2,871,754 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 — 381,507 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 — 232,677 ratings — published 1886
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as short)
avg rating 3.67 — 384,956 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 — 302,696 ratings — published 1962
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as short)
avg rating 4.07 — 375,648 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 — 193,169 ratings — published 2021
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Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as short)
avg rating 4.34 — 265,920 ratings — published 1956
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as short)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,628,752 ratings — published 1988
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as short)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,885,887 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 — 350,371 ratings — published 2019
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,989,013 ratings — published 1925
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Foster Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as short)
avg rating 4.30 — 177,294 ratings — published 2010
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The Lottery The Lottery (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as short)
avg rating 4.03 — 113,952 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 — 334,442 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 — 542,847 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 — 267,432 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 — 675,274 ratings — published 1886
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as short)
avg rating 4.17 — 238,614 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 — 54,752 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 — 72,776 ratings — published 2011
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as short)
avg rating 3.87 — 208,254 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 — 126,881 ratings — published 1843
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 888,750 ratings — published 1922
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as short)
avg rating 4.09 — 948,007 ratings — published 1843
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as short)
avg rating 3.65 — 405,457 ratings — published 2007
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Galatea Galatea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 99 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 126,765 ratings — published 2013
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Chess Story Chess Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as short)
avg rating 4.26 — 179,017 ratings — published 1942
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Open Water Open Water (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as short)
avg rating 3.98 — 91,097 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 — 46,191 ratings — published 2020
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The Grownup The Grownup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as short)
avg rating 3.55 — 155,558 ratings — published 2014
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The Pearl The Pearl (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as short)
avg rating 3.57 — 276,889 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 — 37,823 ratings — published 2022
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Interpreter of Maladies Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 207,733 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 — 720,018 ratings — published 2015
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as short)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,235,365 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 — 253,331 ratings — published 1958
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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 3.84 — 81,351 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)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,377,463 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 — 66,000 ratings — published 1979
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The Time Machine The Time Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 3.89 — 570,406 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 — 220,560 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

Maggie Stiefvater
“It was true that Blue was just shy of five feet and it was also true that she hadn't eaten her greens, but she'd done the research and she didn't think the two were related.”
Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue

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