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Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13)
by (shelved 18 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.19 — 118,903 ratings — published 2009
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,162,187 ratings — published 2008
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,455,019 ratings — published 2011
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by (shelved 7 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,971,899 ratings — published 2002
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,286,101 ratings — published 2011
Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,128,480 ratings — published 1932
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,788,618 ratings — published 1996
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,973,526 ratings — published 1951
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,572,029 ratings — published 1937
The Giver (Giver, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,872,468 ratings — published 1993
The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.97 — 230,760 ratings — published -400
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,977,890 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,679,189 ratings — published 1997
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,601,901 ratings — published 2012
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.85 — 894,525 ratings — published 2005
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,212,678 ratings — published 1954
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,070,393 ratings — published 1925
Can You Keep a Secret? (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.82 — 482,951 ratings — published 2003
Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.50 — 353,368 ratings — published 1000
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.55 — 861,447 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.17 — 806,147 ratings — published 2005
Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,940,532 ratings — published 1963
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.86 — 565,167 ratings — published 2001
The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.14 — 403,291 ratings — published 1980
Foucault’s Pendulum (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.91 — 76,001 ratings — published 1988
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,134,529 ratings — published 1967
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle (8-book), #1)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,162 ratings — published 2003
Untitled (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #6)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,385 ratings — published 2026
Nightblood (Warbreaker, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.31 — 232 ratings — published
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,193,238 ratings — published 2007
Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,254,501 ratings — published 1847
Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.21 — 856,925 ratings — published 1862
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,204,337 ratings — published 1950
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,057,007 ratings — published 1979
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,960,763 ratings — published 1890
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,725,451 ratings — published 1945
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.76 — 499,307 ratings — published 2009
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,501,740 ratings — published 2005
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,665,490 ratings — published 1948
My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,286,981 ratings — published 2004
The Ruby Knight (The Elenium #2)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.00 — 33,460 ratings — published 1990
The Silmarillion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.04 — 345,107 ratings — published 1977
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,286,201 ratings — published 1947
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,163,195 ratings — published 1954
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,000,269 ratings — published 2001
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.10 — 512,031 ratings — published 1972
Remember Me? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.81 — 267,559 ratings — published 2008
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as unknown)
avg rating 3.89 — 373,604 ratings — published 1984
Untitled (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #7)
by (shelved 4 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.57 — 881 ratings — published 2027
The Seeker (The Host, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as unknown)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,025 ratings — published
“He [Nicolaus Steno] told the audience, "Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we understand. Most beautiful is what we do not comprehend.”
― The Memory Palace
― The Memory Palace
“By Jove, it's great! Walk along the streets on some spring morning. The little women, daintily tripping along, seem to blossom out like flowers. What a delightful, charming sight! The dainty perfume of violet is everywhere. The city is gay, and everybody notices the women. By Jove, how tempting they are in their light, thin dresses, which occasionally give one a glimpse of the delicate pink flesh beneath!
"One saunters along, head up, mind alert, and eyes open. I tell you it's great! You see her in the distance, while still a block away; you already know that she is going to please you at closer quarters. You can recognize her by the flower on her hat, the toss of her head, or her gait. She approaches, and you say to yourself: 'Look out, here she is!' You come closer to her and you devour her with your eyes.
"Is it a young girl running errands for some store, a young woman returning from church, or hastening to see her lover? What do you care? Her well-rounded bosom shows through the thin waist. Oh, if you could only take her in your arms and fondle and kiss her! Her glance may be timid or bold, her hair light or dark. What difference does it make? She brushes against you, and a cold shiver runs down your spine. Ah, how you wish for her all day! How many of these dear creatures have I met this way, and how wildly in love I would have been had I known them more intimately.
"Have you ever noticed that the ones we would love the most distractedly are those whom we never meet to know? Curious, isn't it? From time to time we barely catch a glimpse of some woman, the mere sight of whom thrills our senses. But it goes no further. When I think of all the adorable creatures that I have elbowed in the streets of Paris, I fairly rave. Who are they! Where are they? Where can I find them again? There is a proverb which says that happiness often passes our way; I am sure that I have often passed alongside the one who could have caught me like a linnet in the snare of her fresh beauty.”
― Selected Short Stories
"One saunters along, head up, mind alert, and eyes open. I tell you it's great! You see her in the distance, while still a block away; you already know that she is going to please you at closer quarters. You can recognize her by the flower on her hat, the toss of her head, or her gait. She approaches, and you say to yourself: 'Look out, here she is!' You come closer to her and you devour her with your eyes.
"Is it a young girl running errands for some store, a young woman returning from church, or hastening to see her lover? What do you care? Her well-rounded bosom shows through the thin waist. Oh, if you could only take her in your arms and fondle and kiss her! Her glance may be timid or bold, her hair light or dark. What difference does it make? She brushes against you, and a cold shiver runs down your spine. Ah, how you wish for her all day! How many of these dear creatures have I met this way, and how wildly in love I would have been had I known them more intimately.
"Have you ever noticed that the ones we would love the most distractedly are those whom we never meet to know? Curious, isn't it? From time to time we barely catch a glimpse of some woman, the mere sight of whom thrills our senses. But it goes no further. When I think of all the adorable creatures that I have elbowed in the streets of Paris, I fairly rave. Who are they! Where are they? Where can I find them again? There is a proverb which says that happiness often passes our way; I am sure that I have often passed alongside the one who could have caught me like a linnet in the snare of her fresh beauty.”
― Selected Short Stories
