The "Books Are Beautiful" Series (17 books)

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In October 2012, Random House of Canada, through its three paperback imprints -- Vintage, Anchor, and Emblem -- re-released 30 books in what is now called the Books Are Beautiful series. In an attempt to encourage readers to discover some standout novels in the Random House back catalogue, Random House printed brand new editions of these novels with an interesting re-design: each book has been given a signature pantone color, so that, together, the 30 books make up something of a reading rainbow.

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1	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,639,450 ratings score: 383, 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
2	True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey 3.83 avg rating — 24,853 ratings score: 293, and 3 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	Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 162,654 ratings score: 196, 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
4	The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 3.78 avg rating — 444,189 ratings score: 195, 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
4	A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz 4.14 avg rating — 25,355 ratings score: 195, 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
4	Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) by Chinua Achebe 3.75 avg rating — 428,481 ratings score: 195, 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	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 922,315 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
8	Black Swan Green by David Mitchell 3.98 avg rating — 44,546 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
8	The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 332,023 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
8	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 345,625 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
8	Digging to America by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 24,022 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
8	Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry 3.96 avg rating — 11,830 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
13	Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai 4.06 avg rating — 9,406 ratings score: 99, 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
13	Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 9,609 ratings score: 99, 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
15	The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie 3.71 avg rating — 73,853 ratings score: 96, 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
16	The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels 3.57 avg rating — 2,419 ratings score: 95, 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
16	The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid 3.73 avg rating — 86,773 ratings score: 95, 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