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To Kill a Mockingbird

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"Such a simple, well-written story that depicts something so normal and shows how it is so wrong"
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Ha...

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4.15 avg rating — 2,454,000 ratings
"Dystopian near-future fiction that sets your mind on edge"
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1984

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4.20 avg rating — 5,528,997 ratings
"It's coming true..."
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The Stranger

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4.03 avg rating — 1,425,876 ratings
"So vividly represents what it's like not to fit in, not to understand the rules of the world. And so beautifully, cleverly written"
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Catch-22

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3.99 avg rating — 890,492 ratings
"Hilarious but so depressing"
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Brave New World

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3.98 avg rating — 2,093,520 ratings
"More brilliant dystopian writing"
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The Lion, the Witch and the...

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4.24 avg rating — 3,168,891 ratings
"These books held together much of my childhood and shaped how I view the world, fantasy and others"
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Little Women (Little Women,...

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4.17 avg rating — 2,479,390 ratings
"They might seem preachy but the series is so heartening and touching and the characters so alive that I still love them"
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The Hobbit, or There and Ba...

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4.30 avg rating — 4,487,622 ratings
"Such fun!"
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Pride and Prejudice

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4.30 avg rating — 4,850,735 ratings
"A window into another time, a wonderful story and characters"
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Memoirs of a Geisha

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4.16 avg rating — 2,117,704 ratings
"A glimpse of a life utterly different to anything I will ever experience"
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The House of the Spirits

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4.30 avg rating — 324,020 ratings
"Magical realism at its very best"
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The Secret Garden

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4.17 avg rating — 1,304,928 ratings
"A beautiful children's book with hard themes of acceptance and loss"
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Great Expectations

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3.80 avg rating — 878,762 ratings
"Dickensian plot twists, depression and doomed romance"
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The Grapes of Wrath

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4.03 avg rating — 1,000,828 ratings
"Such a powerful novel, unforgettable"
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Jane Eyre

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4.16 avg rating — 2,342,691 ratings
"The Brontes give a special look at life and tell stories that few others did at that time"
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Lord of the Flies

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3.70 avg rating — 3,223,683 ratings
"One of the few books I studied for English Literature GCSE and still enjoyed"
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The Curious Incident of the...

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3.89 avg rating — 1,604,684 ratings
"Helps understand a totally different way of thinking, and has a wonderful story"
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The Bell Jar

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4.05 avg rating — 1,240,977 ratings
"Blew me away with its depiction of a young woman's life at that time. So real and raw, but with funny moments"
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The Golden Compass (His Dar...

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4.03 avg rating — 1,623,932 ratings
"Beautiful books"
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Aesop’s Fables

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4.05 avg rating — 129,983 ratings
"A great collection of stories to help younger people (and old) understand the world"
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The God of Small Things

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3.96 avg rating — 328,437 ratings
"Such lyrical writing and a fantastic story"
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to t...

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4.22 avg rating — 2,028,533 ratings
"Few novels are as funny and as poignant as these"
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