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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 — 11,728,556 ratings — published 1997
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 908,707 ratings — published 2005
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,578,360 ratings — published 1943
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,636,953 ratings — published 1998
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,057,798 ratings — published 1999
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,851,644 ratings — published 2012
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,076,375 ratings — published 1960
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,969,592 ratings — published 1813
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 1,131,233 ratings — published 2011
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,135,816 ratings — published 2011
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,208,056 ratings — published 2007
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 5,001,313 ratings — published 1999
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,594,341 ratings — published 1937
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,959,585 ratings — published 2005
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,606,561 ratings — published 2020
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,316,798 ratings — published 2000
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
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avg rating 4.52 — 1,112,191 ratings — published 2007
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,976,113 ratings — published 1890
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,104,276 ratings — published 1992
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,898,468 ratings — published 2003
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,219,943 ratings — published 2012
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,362,977 ratings — published 2017
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,201,920 ratings — published 2015
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,751,029 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 10,206,885 ratings — published 2008
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,987,679 ratings — published 1951
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,080,811 ratings — published 2020
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,715,257 ratings — published 1988
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,257,255 ratings — published 1997
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,269,854 ratings — published 1847
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,586,275 ratings — published 2003
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,701,430 ratings — published 1949
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 551,536 ratings — published 2020
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,139,905 ratings — published 1967
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Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1) Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 467,736 ratings — published 1986
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,468,196 ratings — published 2011
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 6,098,029 ratings — published 1925
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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 — 3,538,233 ratings — published 2005
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 2,526,489 ratings — published 1868
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,572,322 ratings — published 2003
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 993,305 ratings — published 2015
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,629,179 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 2,053,440 ratings — published 2014
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,726,379 ratings — published 2014
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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avg rating 4.63 — 3,422,441 ratings — published 2016
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,031,420 ratings — published 2012
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,222,050 ratings — published 1954
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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 — 4,303,263 ratings — published 1947
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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 409,426 ratings — published 2012
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The God of Small Things The God of Small Things (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 338,240 ratings — published 1997
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