Whimsy Books

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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.29 — 433,771 ratings — published 1986
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,079,146 ratings — published 2011
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.37 — 903,201 ratings — published 2020
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as whimsy)
avg rating 3.97 — 193,473 ratings — published 2023
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,410,001 ratings — published 1943
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Tress of the Emerald Sea Tress of the Emerald Sea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.33 — 261,966 ratings — published 2023
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,384,920 ratings — published 1937
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,180,756 ratings — published 1997
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.05 — 328,722 ratings — published 2022
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.25 — 815,514 ratings — published 1990
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The Princess Bride The Princess Bride (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.27 — 940,901 ratings — published 1973
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Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1) Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.05 — 73,451 ratings — published 2020
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.06 — 601,965 ratings — published 1871
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Stardust Stardust (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.10 — 477,982 ratings — published 1999
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as whimsy)
avg rating 3.95 — 41,453 ratings — published 2011
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The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.15 — 562,751 ratings — published 2008
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Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.05 — 307,753 ratings — published 2022
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2) Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.14 — 164,858 ratings — published 2024
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Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1) Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.06 — 607,533 ratings — published 2021
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.23 — 219,944 ratings — published 1812
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as whimsy)
avg rating 3.87 — 251,891 ratings — published 2004
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as whimsy)
avg rating 3.88 — 136,533 ratings — published 2001
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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)
by (shelved 8 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,986,168 ratings — published 1979
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,397,711 ratings — published 1998
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.13 — 767,793 ratings — published 2002
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Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,049,084 ratings — published 1963
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Peter Pan Peter Pan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.03 — 370,773 ratings — published 1911
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The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2) The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.49 — 441,420 ratings — published 2022
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.23 — 173,785 ratings — published 2021
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,663,274 ratings — published 2018
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 3.99 — 416,817 ratings — published 1983
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.02 — 653,034 ratings — published 2013
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1) Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.16 — 557,926 ratings — published 1996
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The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.02 — 237,271 ratings — published 1908
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Matilda Matilda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,087,710 ratings — published 1988
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The Phantom Tollbooth The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.20 — 303,688 ratings — published 1961
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,733,360 ratings — published 1999
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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.26 — 91,755 ratings — published 2024
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Under the Whispering Door Under the Whispering Door (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.12 — 309,897 ratings — published 2021
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.22 — 429,677 ratings — published 2020
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,433,450 ratings — published 2020
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Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.28 — 133,588 ratings — published 2017
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Caraval (Caraval, #1) Caraval (Caraval, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 3.97 — 824,154 ratings — published 2016
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The Starless Sea The Starless Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 3.84 — 230,103 ratings — published 2019
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,596,530 ratings — published 2005
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.02 — 563,204 ratings — published 1999
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,479,581 ratings — published 1988
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The Tale of Despereaux The Tale of Despereaux (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.07 — 211,525 ratings — published 2003
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A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.03 — 123,032 ratings — published 2006
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Charlotte’s Web Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as whimsy)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,012,437 ratings — published 1952
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William Henry Hudson
“There are many Green Dragons in this world of wayside inns, even as there are many White Harts, Red Lions, Silent Women and other incredible things...”
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Carl Sandburg
“They are lovely pigeons to look at and their eyes are full of lessons to learn.."
They came back yesterday, they came back home," was the answer. "They came back limping on their feet with their toes turned in so far they nearly turned backward.
Every day the last six days I get a telegram, six telegrams from six pigeons--and at last they come home.”
Carl Sandburg, Rootabaga Stories

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