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First, I searched and added all the screenwriting books that the r/Screednwriting sub reddit added to their Resources on their Screenwriting 101 Wiki. Second, I added any writing books I had in my "Read" and "Want to Read" shelves. Third, I'm trying to adjust the books by total ratings since I added many books I never read or heard of prior to making this list and reading the r?Screenwriting sub reddit.

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2.90 avg rating — 31 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 151 ratings
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4.24 avg rating — 116,031 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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4.02 avg rating — 54 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 366 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 286,342 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 113 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 32,624 ratings
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4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
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77 books · 9 voters · list created May 4th, 2022 by Jimbo (votes) .
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