Uplifting Books

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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,225,655 ratings — published 2012
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,497,876 ratings — published 2020
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,602,760 ratings — published 1988
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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 4.36 — 997,593 ratings — published 2020
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (ebook)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,280,663 ratings — published 2022
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,438,358 ratings — published 2017
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,200,921 ratings — published 2012
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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 18 times as uplifting)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,213,623 ratings — published 1997
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 241,126 ratings — published 2019
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 809,155 ratings — published 2003
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Anxious People Anxious People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 820,546 ratings — published 2019
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)
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avg rating 3.94 — 195,300 ratings — published 2012
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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library What You Are Looking for Is in the Library (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 122,426 ratings — published 2020
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Humankind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time Humankind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,368 ratings — published 2020
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 361,991 ratings — published 2014
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The Reading List The Reading List (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as uplifting)
avg rating 4.06 — 133,956 ratings — published 2021
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 3,035,478 ratings — published 2009
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Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
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avg rating 4.04 — 335,891 ratings — published 2022
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The Comfort Book The Comfort Book (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 74,413 ratings — published 2021
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Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,237,569 ratings — published 2019
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 889,213 ratings — published 1946
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 292,180 ratings — published 2013
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The Happiness Project The Happiness Project (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 181,891 ratings — published 2009
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 363,678 ratings — published 2013
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The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 98,934 ratings — published 2022
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The Authenticity Project The Authenticity Project (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 105,010 ratings — published 2020
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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 597,161 ratings — published 2013
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The Secret Garden The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,303,933 ratings — published 1911
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The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1) The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 53,436 ratings — published 2017
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 674,640 ratings — published 2016
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as uplifting)
avg rating 3.81 — 276,563 ratings — published 1998
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,120,861 ratings — published 1908
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The Art of Racing in the Rain The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 556,297 ratings — published 2008
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Theo of Golden Theo of Golden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.58 — 142,229 ratings — published 2023
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The Wishing Game The Wishing Game (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 190,216 ratings — published 2023
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 1,215,155 ratings — published 2021
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
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avg rating 4.21 — 189,385 ratings — published 2021
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,477,195 ratings — published 1868
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,503,051 ratings — published 1943
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 145,664 ratings — published 2010
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 815,106 ratings — published 2008
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How to Age Disgracefully How to Age Disgracefully (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 60,190 ratings — published 2024
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 64,975 ratings — published 2024
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 385,341 ratings — published 2022
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,806,591 ratings — published 2022
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,206,429 ratings — published 2018
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Beach Read Beach Read (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,659,276 ratings — published 2020
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A Redbird Christmas A Redbird Christmas (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 35,054 ratings — published 2004
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as uplifting)
avg rating 4.28 — 328,085 ratings — published 1987
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Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as uplifting)
avg rating 4.17 — 83,340 ratings — published 2022
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