4.26 avg rating — 6,885,988 ratings

"Beautiful prose. Classic American story. Great characters. Deceptively simple read.
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3.93 avg rating — 5,916,906 ratings

"Few can match Fitzgerald's prose, and this is another novel that every American should have to read."

3.83 avg rating — 1,337,022 ratings

"The first truly
American novel, according to Hemingway."

4.03 avg rating — 994,363 ratings

"Steinbeck said he wrote this on 5 levels, and it's that deep. Leaves the reader with so much to think about."

4.20 avg rating — 4,192,867 ratings

"Everyone needs to hear the words of this brave and tragic girl, especially now that some would have us pretend the Holocaust didn't happen.
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4.01 avg rating — 260,737 ratings

"Because I read it in tenth grade and still remember it."

3.61 avg rating — 464,229 ratings

"Too many reasons to list, but I'll start with the poetry of the language and the deft expose of the thin veneer of civilization.
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3.69 avg rating — 407,000 ratings

"It shows the shallow and selfish "philosophy" Rand and her current followers espouse."

3.86 avg rating — 196,047 ratings

"Faulkner is THE master of language, and this is his best novel.
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4.12 avg rating — 1,104,897 ratings

"Magical realism. A fun read.

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3.93 avg rating — 39,066 ratings

"Walden is great, if wordy, for anyone who loves the natural world. Civil Disobedience examines our unwillingness to stick by our principles when the going gets rough."

4.04 avg rating — 258,576 ratings

"The first Dickens novel I ever read, so my favorite. "

3.78 avg rating — 154,660 ratings

"Journalist's look at the appalling Chicago meat-packing industry in the early 20th century, which led to much stronger laws. Skim the sections about socialism."

4.36 avg rating — 3,493,505 ratings

"Moving, timely, tragic, redemptive.
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4.04 avg rating — 104,637 ratings

"Great examination of American racism; Ellison tried to replicate the rhythms of jazz and blues in his diction, which alone makes it worth the read."

4.11 avg rating — 793,646 ratings

"Seminal novel about American racism."

4.01 avg rating — 139,345 ratings

"There is so much in this novel that I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks after I finished it. Also, I was sad to leave the characters when it ended."

4.24 avg rating — 337,176 ratings

"As always, the book is so much better than the movie!"

3.90 avg rating — 28,399 ratings

"This story was incredibly difficult, even painful, for me to read, but when I was finished, I was glad I had."