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Looking for any fiction books where the main male character has never married and where there is no romantic plotline for him in the book. Children/teens don't count. For the purposes of this list, I'm excluding priests/monks as well. Any fiction genre accepted.

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1	The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 384,627 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
2	Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) by Jerome K. Jerome 3.83 avg rating — 82,814 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
2	The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 13,466 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
4	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.90 avg rating — 2,945,504 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
4	The Gigantic Beard that Was Evil by Stephen Collins (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 8,712 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
4	Burmese Days by George Orwell 3.87 avg rating — 33,903 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
7	Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville 3.93 avg rating — 79,680 ratings score: 98, 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
7	The Explorer (The Anomaly Quartet, 1) by James Smythe (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 1,996 ratings score: 98, 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
7	Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) by Agatha Christie 3.56 avg rating — 109,142 ratings score: 98, 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 Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,375,864 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
10	Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet / Perelandra / That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis 4.19 avg rating — 12,577 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
10	Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie 4.12 avg rating — 322,748 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
13	Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Hercule Poirot, #43) by Agatha Christie 3.90 avg rating — 17,190 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
13	The Double by José Saramago 3.98 avg rating — 26,616 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
15	The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.51 avg rating — 220,168 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	Tigerman by Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 5,871 ratings score: 94, 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 North Water by Ian McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 36,015 ratings score: 94, 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
18	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.88 avg rating — 262,450 ratings score: 93, 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
19	The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.55 avg rating — 748,005 ratings score: 92, 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
20	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,622,308 ratings score: 91, 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
21	Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) by Connie Willis 4.03 avg rating — 66,877 ratings score: 90, 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
22	Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 3.43 avg rating — 574,680 ratings score: 89, 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
23	Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 3.85 avg rating — 232,876 ratings score: 88, 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