4.26 avg rating — 6,840,734 ratings

"How can this not be on a must read list? A brilliant exploration of race, childhood, and injustice."

4.30 avg rating — 4,434,572 ratings

"Tolkien that is easier to swallow than TLOTR series. Everyone knows the story."

4.03 avg rating — 990,297 ratings

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4.39 avg rating — 2,862,514 ratings

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4.36 avg rating — 3,474,230 ratings

"The prose is melodic, the story wrenching and heartbreaking, and beautiful."

4.38 avg rating — 1,357,275 ratings

"The quintessential book about the Holocaust. Haunting."

4.02 avg rating — 4,512,398 ratings

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4.11 avg rating — 791,431 ratings

"I reread this book every year or so. When I first read it, I was captivated by the stain of colonialism and American cover activities in Africa. Now I love it for it's marvelous look at religion, family, race, and love."

4.33 avg rating — 1,102,959 ratings

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4.51 avg rating — 216,457 ratings

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"I read this book in high school and was just struck by how profound it was. Every young person should have that same experience. "