183 books
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468 voters
Listopia > Lynn Daniel's votes on the list Best Books Ever (61 Books)
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Siddhartha
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"Read it in 10th grade and it blew my mind."
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A Clockwork Orange
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"Because sometimes you just have to come to terms with the way things REALLY ARE"
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The Brothers Karamazov
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"It took a while and I kept confusing the surnames BUT it was worth it."
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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Atlas Shrugged
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"Who is John Gault--'nuf said"
Lynn
rated it 5 stars
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The Color Purple
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"Made me cry beginning to end."
Lynn
rated it 5 stars
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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"Broke my heart--rock and hard place--hope I'd have a friend like the Indian if I were in that condition."
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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The Bell Jar
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"Read as a teenager and remember understanding why she felt the way she did. SO dramatic back then!"
Lynn
rated it 4 stars
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
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My Sister's Keeper
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"Okay, HATE the ending, but love the book. First of hers I ever read."
Lynn
rated it 4 stars
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The Stand
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"BEST King book by far. LOVE the idea that even if you remove most of the people good and evil will still exist."
Lynn
rated it 5 stars
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J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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"My Father
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Dune (Dune, #1)
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"Another case of my father turning me on to a series I adored. My first science fiction."
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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Life of Pi
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"wow--I love this book"
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Slaughterhouse-Five
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"Because it was so strange and wonderful at the same time."
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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The Lovely Bones
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"I fell in love with Susie Salmon on the first page."
Lynn
rated it 5 stars
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Of Mice and Men
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"Because I love the rabbits."
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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"Karma"
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The Alchemist
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"Because my best friend gave it to me and it makes me feel so good when I read it."
Lynn
rated it 5 stars
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Jane Eyre
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"Because I always wanted to be strong, independent, and adored."
Lynn
rated it 5 stars
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Charlotte’s Web
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"Because I have a Charlotte to my Wilbur"
Lynn
rated it 5 stars
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Crime and Punishment
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"Great book for a lonely night."
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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Romeo and Juliet
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"There's just something about teens that rebel. "
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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"I like the possibility that Christ took a wife and had children."
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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The Time Traveler's Wife
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"Because it's one of the saddest books I've ever read."
Lynn
rated it 4 stars
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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"Beautifully told story of a world I cannot even imagine. Every line was well written and full of beautiful descriptions."
Lynn
rated it 4 stars
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Wuthering Heights
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"Because everyone talks about how good this book is. HAVE YOU READ IT?! It's about abuse and humiliation. I hate this book."
Lynn
rated it 1 star
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Gone with the Wind
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"Because in the book Scarlett is even more of a conniving woman and husband stealer than in the movie."
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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"I dislike this book because of Doris Whatshername. She's a beast to the kids and I'm very glad when the beasts of the forest get her. hee hee"
Lynn
rated it 3 stars
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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"Sweet book. Should have stood alone. Didn't realize it was YA until after I read it. "
Lynn
rated it 4 stars
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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"WOW! I love this book, love the characters, love the fact that not everything worked out the way you wanted. It's gritty and sad and harsh and fantastic."
Lynn
rated it 4 stars
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The Red Tent
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The World According to Garp
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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The Joy Luck Club
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Shutter Island
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The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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It
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The Last Child (Johnny Merrimon, #1)
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Still Alice
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
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Written on the Body
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The Bonesetter's Daughter
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Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)
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Never Change
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Talk Before Sleep
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Open House
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Keeping Faith
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Plain Truth
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Nineteen Minutes
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House Rules
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The Tenth Circle
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The Pact
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Mercy
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Salem Falls
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Lone Wolf
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Perfect Match
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