Books that begin and end with the same line (10 books)

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These are books where the first and last sentence are either:
-identical
-near identical, employing parallel structure or repeated phrases
-one interrupted sentence, split between the beginning and end of the book

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1	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,694,722 ratings score: 991, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.87 avg rating — 981,483 ratings score: 493, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 3.99 avg rating — 328,278 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Mile High (Windy City, #1) by Liz Tomforde (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 691,286 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Finnegans Wake by James Joyce 3.68 avg rating — 13,937 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany 3.77 avg rating — 12,611 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Ambition's Woman by Greg Rucka 4.04 avg rating — 4,381 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes 3.79 avg rating — 5,734 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Dogra Magra by Kyūsaku Yumeno 4.05 avg rating — 465 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 349,703 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars