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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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4.20 avg rating — 779,107 ratings
"Speaks to themes of individuality and the triumph above conventionalism"
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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4.32 avg rating — 1,021,134 ratings
"Just a great adventure book exploring themes of revenge and the effects of a dish best served cold"
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Goodnight Moon
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4.32 avg rating — 394,643 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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Siddhartha
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4.08 avg rating — 874,844 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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A Clockwork Orange
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 768,420 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Stand
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4.35 avg rating — 833,677 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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Don Quixote
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3.91 avg rating — 304,738 ratings
"A classic but what was really surprising, it's so funny, even while highlighting idealism vs. realism"
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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4.11 avg rating — 519,163 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
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4.48 avg rating — 356,035 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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4.01 avg rating — 801,663 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 511,072 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Call of the Wild
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3.91 avg rating — 471,656 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Three Musketeers
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4.10 avg rating — 346,473 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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Brave New World
by
3.99 avg rating — 2,072,475 ratings
Mike
rated it 2 stars
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The Name of the Rose
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4.14 avg rating — 394,934 ratings
"Wonderfully written book, murder mystery set in medieval times w/the hero being the intercessor of Sherlock Holmes. Great read. "
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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4.45 avg rating — 2,729,683 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
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3.86 avg rating — 272,329 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 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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4.62 avg rating — 144,026 ratings
"The grand daddy of all fantasy novels"
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by
4.35 avg rating — 829,051 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by
4.38 avg rating — 447,260 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Screwtape Letters
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4.27 avg rating — 520,237 ratings
"It was simple, easy to read and thought provoking"
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Aesop’s Fables
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4.05 avg rating — 129,629 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Robinson Crusoe
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3.68 avg rating — 330,960 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Prince
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3.84 avg rating — 382,480 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Time Machine
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3.89 avg rating — 564,371 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Watchmen
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4.39 avg rating — 593,621 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom)
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4.52 avg rating — 27,145 ratings
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by
4.51 avg rating — 216,711 ratings
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by
4.14 avg rating — 460,274 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
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4.16 avg rating — 820,375 ratings
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added it to to-read
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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3.98 avg rating — 124,940 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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How to Win Friends & Influence People
by
4.22 avg rating — 1,146,460 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by
4.16 avg rating — 561,346 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by
4.28 avg rating — 1,702,901 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
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4.19 avg rating — 516,008 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
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4.09 avg rating — 506,848 ratings
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The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
by
4.07 avg rating — 117,677 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
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3.98 avg rating — 292,393 ratings
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added it to to-read
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
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4.02 avg rating — 217,978 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
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4.44 avg rating — 27,357 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
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4.15 avg rating — 66,597 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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White Fang
by
4.03 avg rating — 206,895 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Silas Marner
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3.69 avg rating — 93,565 ratings
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Black Beauty
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 298,034 ratings
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Utopia
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3.55 avg rating — 82,881 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Story of Ferdinand
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4.37 avg rating — 94,334 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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Alas, Babylon
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4.09 avg rating — 48,496 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
by
4.07 avg rating — 141,535 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by
4.55 avg rating — 844,827 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 181,322 ratings
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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’Salem’s Lot
by
4.10 avg rating — 658,712 ratings
"Dang book scared me silly, couldn't sleep at night for some time w/o the light off. Now that is either the sign of a good book or a very vivid imagination "
Mike
rated it 5 stars
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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4.02 avg rating — 15,473 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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Lost Horizon
by
3.95 avg rating — 24,870 ratings
Mike
rated it 3 stars
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In the Shadow of Man
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4.37 avg rating — 9,244 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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Two Treatises of Government
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3.87 avg rating — 19,619 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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The Secret (The Secret, #1)
by
3.74 avg rating — 532,335 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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Just So Stories
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4.05 avg rating — 49,520 ratings
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All the King's Men
by
4.09 avg rating — 66,567 ratings
Mike
rated it 4 stars
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All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4)
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4.36 avg rating — 83,173 ratings
Mike
added it to to-read
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