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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,969,777 ratings — published 1813
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,076,571 ratings — published 1960
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,701,654 ratings — published 1949
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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 — 10,207,175 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 11,728,891 ratings — published 1997
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,959,664 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 4,594,484 ratings — published 1937
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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 — 1,112,224 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 2,053,508 ratings — published 2014
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,691,566 ratings — published 1965
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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 — 4,363,283 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 3,222,126 ratings — published 1954
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 6,098,218 ratings — published 1925
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,135,996 ratings — published 2011
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 700,510 ratings — published 1952
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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 — 5,001,474 ratings — published 1999
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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 — 4,208,169 ratings — published 2007
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,434,985 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 3,422,654 ratings — published 2016
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,987,805 ratings — published 1951
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 993,378 ratings — published 2015
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,715,395 ratings — published 1988
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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 — 4,316,930 ratings — published 2000
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,586,359 ratings — published 2003
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,982,277 ratings — published 1818
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,976,252 ratings — published 1890
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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 — 3,751,126 ratings — published 2005
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.56 — 3,878,770 ratings — published 2023
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as top-shelf)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,446,179 ratings — published 2022
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,781,942 ratings — published 2021
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,762,282 ratings — published 2018
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.65 — 2,330,405 ratings — published 2015
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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 — 3,898,563 ratings — published 2003
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as top-shelf)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,518,478 ratings — published 1969
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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 — 4,637,103 ratings — published 1998
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,104,333 ratings — published 1992
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Yol Yol (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,078,146 ratings — published 2006
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,064,399 ratings — published 1979
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,396,242 ratings — published 1847
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,498,039 ratings — published 1985
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as top-shelf)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,512,754 ratings — published 2015
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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
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avg rating 4.55 — 636,234 ratings — published 2011
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,534,237 ratings — published 1985
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,958,523 ratings — published 1963
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,780,991 ratings — published 2001
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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 — 1,606,652 ratings — published 2020
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as top-shelf)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,139,949 ratings — published 1967
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as top-shelf)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,336,784 ratings — published 2011
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as top-shelf)
avg rating 4.66 — 715,167 ratings — published 2010
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as top-shelf)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,362,375 ratings — published 2011
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