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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 336 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,340,739 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 — 4,449,282 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 — 2,372,176 ratings — published 1985
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 219 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,774,733 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 — 6,779,267 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 — 2,370,935 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 — 2,767,816 ratings — published 1993
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,498,282 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 — 2,838,233 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 — 2,047,030 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 — 5,646,055 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 — 3,156,596 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 — 1,973,653 ratings — published 1999
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,815,872 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 — 9,740,138 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 — 854,149 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 — 1,231,556 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 — 998,638 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 — 3,446,341 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 — 2,423,095 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 — 1,830,631 ratings — published 1890
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,356,490 ratings — published 1942
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,989,174 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 — 785,682 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 — 834,664 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 — 778,918 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 — 1,816,612 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 — 1,176,601 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 — 1,709,551 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 — 1,740,173 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 — 855,740 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 — 3,845,795 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 — 1,188,362 ratings — published 1963
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,467,188 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 — 1,019,514 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 — 5,817,187 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 — 4,130,178 ratings — published 1947
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,347,709 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 — 1,582,407 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 — 1,381,221 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 — 4,083,021 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 — 4,501,520 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 — 1,731,651 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 — 1,462,067 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 — 509,671 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 — 2,790,726 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 — 1,269,461 ratings — published 2004
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as thought-provoking)
avg rating 3.73 — 972,999 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 — 3,656,959 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 — 790,795 ratings — published 2016
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Inspiring Books
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“A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?”
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“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.”
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