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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 10,345,150 ratings — published 2008
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.37 — 4,369,581 ratings — published 2009
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,906,154 ratings — published 2010
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,506,855 ratings — published 2011
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,662,050 ratings — published 2012
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,582,919 ratings — published 2005
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
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avg rating 4.06 — 1,758,231 ratings — published 2009
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Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 363,626 ratings — published 1997
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 2,746,811 ratings — published 2012
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.56 — 4,047,086 ratings — published 2023
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Allegiant (Divergent, #3) Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
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avg rating 3.60 — 1,170,730 ratings — published 2013
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,594,544 ratings — published 2003
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,435,613 ratings — published 2006
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,225,016 ratings — published 2015
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,471,138 ratings — published 2000
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The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
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avg rating 4.37 — 1,275,458 ratings — published 2007
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
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avg rating 4.06 — 2,223,044 ratings — published 2007
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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avg rating 4.56 — 1,200,082 ratings — published 2009
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The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 444,714 ratings — published 1980
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,268,489 ratings — published 2008
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Legend (Legend, #1) Legend (Legend, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 575,992 ratings — published 2011
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,897,583 ratings — published 1997
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Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1) Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 111,104 ratings — published 2000
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Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 2,031,326 ratings — published 2013
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,261,535 ratings — published 2007
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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avg rating 4.14 — 4,674,145 ratings — published 2015
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Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2) Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)
by (shelved 325 times as action)
avg rating 4.08 — 172,649 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,384,603 ratings — published 2000
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 972,761 ratings — published 2010
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,704,574 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 310 times as action)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,086,389 ratings — published 1999
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 307 times as action)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,020,296 ratings — published 2014
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,956,702 ratings — published 2003
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 298 times as action)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,949,368 ratings — published 2023
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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avg rating 4.63 — 3,543,249 ratings — published 2016
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 296 times as action)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,811,135 ratings — published 2014
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Tripwire  (Jack Reacher, #3) Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
by (shelved 293 times as action)
avg rating 4.12 — 148,073 ratings — published 1999
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 2,832,467 ratings — published 1996
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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avg rating 4.48 — 1,098,734 ratings — published 2006
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The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2) The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2)
by (shelved 280 times as action)
avg rating 3.90 — 671,028 ratings — published 2010
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City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
by (shelved 275 times as action)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,014,575 ratings — published 2008
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 275 times as action)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,804,131 ratings — published 2005
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Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
by (shelved 274 times as action)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,106,704 ratings — published 1990
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Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1) Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1)
by (shelved 274 times as action)
avg rating 4.12 — 36,100 ratings — published 1998
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The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, #3) The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, #3)
by (shelved 271 times as action)
avg rating 3.79 — 519,086 ratings — published 2011
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The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2) The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2)
by (shelved 267 times as action)
avg rating 4.40 — 693,053 ratings — published 2011
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 264 times as action)
avg rating 4.56 — 814,863 ratings — published 2016
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 261 times as action)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,352,677 ratings — published 2011
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The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
by (shelved 259 times as action)
avg rating 4.12 — 393,962 ratings — published 1984
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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 255 times as action)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,641,109 ratings — published 2015
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night

C.G. Jung
“You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.”
― Carl Gustav Jung

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