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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 336 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,340,353 ratings — published 1949
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 279 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,448,994 ratings — published 1945
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 220 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,371,986 ratings — published 1985
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 219 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,774,538 ratings — published 1953
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 218 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,778,930 ratings — published 1960
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,370,626 ratings — published 2020
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 190 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,767,676 ratings — published 1993
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,498,063 ratings — published 1988
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 173 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,838,091 ratings — published 2005
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 158 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,046,929 ratings — published 1932
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 149 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,645,824 ratings — published 2012
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,156,471 ratings — published 1954
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 120 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,973,584 ratings — published 1999
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,815,713 ratings — published 2018
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 117 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,739,627 ratings — published 2008
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.37 — 854,055 ratings — published 1946
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,231,443 ratings — published 2011
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.45 — 998,598 ratings — published 2017
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,446,168 ratings — published 2003
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,422,921 ratings — published 1943
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,830,477 ratings — published 1890
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,356,336 ratings — published 1942
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,989,064 ratings — published 2009
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 104 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.41 — 785,582 ratings — published 2016
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.85 — 834,582 ratings — published 2005
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.23 — 778,878 ratings — published 1966
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,816,263 ratings — published 1818
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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)
by (shelved 95 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,176,522 ratings — published 1997
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,709,465 ratings — published 2007
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,740,119 ratings — published 2001
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.19 — 855,690 ratings — published 2008
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,845,644 ratings — published 1951
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,188,244 ratings — published 1963
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,467,129 ratings — published 1969
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,019,490 ratings — published 2007
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,816,876 ratings — published 1925
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,129,976 ratings — published 1947
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,347,649 ratings — published 1956
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,582,344 ratings — published 2003
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,381,090 ratings — published 1915
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 78 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,082,805 ratings — published 2009
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 77 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,501,197 ratings — published 2016
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,731,604 ratings — published 2005
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,462,021 ratings — published 1985
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The Screwtape Letters The Screwtape Letters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 73 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.27 — 509,621 ratings — published 1942
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,790,569 ratings — published 1937
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,269,438 ratings — published 2004
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.73 — 972,791 ratings — published 2023
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 70 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,656,757 ratings — published 2010
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.49 — 790,738 ratings — published 2016
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“Serving” is assisting your fellow man, the how-to, practical way to thrust your life into the spiritual wall to make the
tunnel bigger. Will God suddenly appear? Does
washing stacks of pots and pans bring salvation?
Can pulling weeds reclaim your brain? Will mopping the floor make you equal to the richest of men?”
Tom Hillman, Digging for God

“That noise you are hearing, drowning out
the blows of life, is the wind touching the fronds of the thirty or so eighty-foot-tall palm trees encircling the centrally located swimming pool. You have fun thinking this sound might be the Holy Spirit.”
Tom Hillman, Digging for God

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