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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 294 times as short)
avg rating 4.07 — 362,405 ratings — published 1892
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 274 times as short)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,584,764 ratings — published 1945
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 264 times as short)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,415,552 ratings — published 1942
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 255 times as short)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,442,089 ratings — published 1915
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Small Things Like These Small Things Like These (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as short)
avg rating 4.09 — 452,077 ratings — published 2021
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 215 times as short)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,494,658 ratings — published 1943
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 215 times as short)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,320,336 ratings — published 1952
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 208 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,850,252 ratings — published 1937
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 207 times as short)
avg rating 4.12 — 374,253 ratings — published 2017
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as short)
avg rating 3.91 — 298,411 ratings — published 1962
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as short)
avg rating 4.14 — 227,146 ratings — published 1886
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 193 times as short)
avg rating 3.67 — 377,849 ratings — published 2016
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as short)
avg rating 4.07 — 356,953 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 — 187,666 ratings — published 2021
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Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as short)
avg rating 4.34 — 257,376 ratings — published 1956
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 149 times as short)
avg rating 3.84 — 339,924 ratings — published 2019
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as short)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,856,891 ratings — published 1953
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as short)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,592,138 ratings — published 1988
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,945,527 ratings — published 1925
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The Lottery The Lottery (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as short)
avg rating 4.04 — 110,639 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 — 332,001 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 263,237 ratings — published 1929
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Foster Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as short)
avg rating 4.31 — 168,484 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 668,778 ratings — published 1886
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as short)
avg rating 4.09 — 494,547 ratings — published 1995
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as short)
avg rating 4.17 — 232,750 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 117 times as short)
avg rating 4.37 — 53,758 ratings — published 1973
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as short)
avg rating 3.87 — 201,999 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 — 125,374 ratings — published 1843
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 881,735 ratings — published 1922
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as short)
avg rating 4.09 — 943,196 ratings — published 1843
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as short)
avg rating 3.65 — 390,649 ratings — published 2007
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A Short Stay in Hell A Short Stay in Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as short)
avg rating 4.15 — 66,014 ratings — published 2011
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Galatea Galatea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 98 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 124,761 ratings — published 2013
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Chess Story Chess Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as short)
avg rating 4.27 — 175,308 ratings — published 1942
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Open Water Open Water (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as short)
avg rating 3.99 — 89,702 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 96 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 45,638 ratings — published 2020
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The Grownup The Grownup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as short)
avg rating 3.55 — 154,474 ratings — published 2014
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Interpreter of Maladies Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as short)
avg rating 4.18 — 206,878 ratings — published 1999
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The Time Machine The Time Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as short)
avg rating 3.89 — 567,235 ratings — published 1895
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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 — 702,291 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 — 3,213,968 ratings — published 1954
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,369,305 ratings — published 1956
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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 — 252,339 ratings — published 1958
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The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3) The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 4.30 — 36,675 ratings — published 2022
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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 3.84 — 80,818 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 — 658,700 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 65,494 ratings — published 1979
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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 — 216,648 ratings — published 2018
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The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 4.17 — 407,002 ratings — published 1895
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Neil Gaiman
“Writing is flying in dreams. When you remember. When you can. When it works. It's that easy.”
Neil Gaiman

William Shakespeare
“Summer's lease hath all too short a date.”
William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Sonnets

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