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The Book Thief

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"This book is a literary masterpiece. It tells about WWII in a way that is interesting and relatable, because we are all innocent children at some point in our lives. This book gave me new perspective on an event that I have learned about for years."
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The Hobbit, or There and Ba...

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4.30 avg rating — 4,449,329 ratings
"Classic epic fantasy. I especially enjoyed the dramatized audiobook version of this one!"
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A ​Court of Silver Flames (...

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"THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. I loved Nesta's character arc and think about it at least once a week."
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A Man Called Ove

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4.38 avg rating — 1,210,066 ratings
"Found family will forever be one of my favorite tropes. "
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)

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4.12 avg rating — 2,803,719 ratings
"This dystopian series is unlike anything I've read, which is hard in the dystopian genre especially."
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Night

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4.38 avg rating — 1,362,200 ratings
"Heart-breaking and raw. You feel the pain and coldness he experienced in every single page."
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The Diary of a Young Girl

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4.20 avg rating — 4,186,103 ratings
"There is no other book like this one!"
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A...

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4.63 avg rating — 3,177,977 ratings
"There's character development, there's war, there's [steamy] romance, there's insane plot development -- what more could you want honestly."
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City of Bones (The Mortal I...

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4.07 avg rating — 2,166,262 ratings
"This book series single-handedly started the movement in literature that was YA fantasy. The OG."
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The 5 Love Languages: The S...

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4.27 avg rating — 479,761 ratings
"This book changed how I viewed relationships, both platonic and romantic. It also helped me to communicate with my loved ones how I feel most loved in a practical, direct way."
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Speak

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4.05 avg rating — 631,130 ratings
"This book talks about SA with nuance and is still appropriate for younger audiences. My teacher read it to me in 7th grade, and I still remember it. Very powerful."
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The House in the Cerulean S...

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4.36 avg rating — 960,982 ratings
"This book is just the most wholesome. It made me smile and cry happy tears."
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Born a Crime: Stories from ...

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4.49 avg rating — 805,391 ratings
"Most people think of Trevor Noah as the witty, sarcastic TV host. However, his life story paints a completely different picture and shows how he has become who he is today."
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I'm Glad My Mom Died

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4.44 avg rating — 1,456,797 ratings
"This poignant book was so raw and beautiful and heart-breaking. I grew up watching iCarly every week, so this book held extra meaning for me."
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Complet...

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4.23 avg rating — 1,421,664 ratings
"Found. Family.

I will forever support the found family trope. I especially love this book though because of the mental health representation and character arc. It was heart-breaking and beautiful."
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The Tell-Tale Heart and Oth...

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4.19 avg rating — 244,635 ratings
"EAP shaped the horror and suspense genres. Messed up dude, but his stories were solid."
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The Bad Beginning (A Series...

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4.02 avg rating — 569,892 ratings
"Such a unique book series! Even though I read these as an adult, the injustice that the Baudelaire children experience in the story still upset me. But the hope that the kids felt through their trials meant the most to me as an adult. I 100% recommend these to adults as well as children. "
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The Hate U Give (The Hate U...

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4.45 avg rating — 1,010,129 ratings
"A glimpse into the experience of someone growing up black in the US."
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Daisy Jones & The Six

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4.20 avg rating — 1,845,177 ratings
"A unique book structure with lots of character voices. However, I never got any of them confused when reading. Great book for discussion as well."
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Turtles All the Way Down

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3.87 avg rating — 641,475 ratings
"I loved the mental health representation in this book. You can tell by how panic attacks and anxiety spirals are written in this book that John Green also experiences them. Only someone who experiences panic attacks could get the feelings and thought process during them so accurately penned."
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Murder on the Orient Expres...

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4.20 avg rating — 730,237 ratings
"Agatha Christie is the mystery queen, and this one is a classic."
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Between Shades of Gray

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4.37 avg rating — 276,290 ratings
"I love how Ruta Sepetys writes about events in history that are often overlooked or overshadowed. You can tell that history is her first love and that she wants to share it with the world through her writing. "
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The Princess Bride

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4.27 avg rating — 947,373 ratings
"Such a classic and quotable fantasy story! "
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The Bone Season (The Bone S...

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3.84 avg rating — 101,856 ratings
"I believe this to be a modern-day fantasy classic series. "
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Project Hail Mary

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4.50 avg rating — 1,101,484 ratings
"With only 2 active characters in an almost 500 page sci-fi book, one would think that it would be boring or at least slow. This book is the opposite of both of those things."
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Where the Sidewalk Ends

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4.35 avg rating — 1,508,326 ratings
"Classic poetry. As any millennial and they will tell you this book was a part of their childhood in some way."
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Milk and honey

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3.96 avg rating — 806,152 ratings
"A beautiful and tragic poetry collection that is, unfortunately, all too relatable."
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)

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3.79 avg rating — 450,193 ratings
"Ask any millennial and they will say that this book was part of their childhood/teen years in some capacity."
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Beach Read

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3.97 avg rating — 1,628,997 ratings
"This book united the smut girlies and the emotional-connection-and-witty-banter girlies, which created the masterpiece that is this book."
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Clockwork Angel (The Infern...

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4.31 avg rating — 876,166 ratings
"City of Bones is the OG. This book series is the actual good one worth reading."
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The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss...

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3.87 avg rating — 496,845 ratings
"Autistic people can fall in love too and have satisfying sex lives! Wow, what a concept that apparently was not ever conveyed in literature before this book."
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Caraval (Caraval, #1)

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3.97 avg rating — 872,092 ratings
"Stephanie Garber is the queen of whimsical and ethereal writing."
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My Grandmother Asked Me to ...

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4.07 avg rating — 288,233 ratings
"I am a sucker for books told through the viewpoint of children and this one is no exception. Such a good one."
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Eleanor & Park

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3.92 avg rating — 1,258,576 ratings
"This is the most wholesome teen romance book ever written. No one can convince me otherwise."
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The Hunger Games (The Hunge...

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Harry Potter and the Order ...

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