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Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.86 — 273,651 ratings — published 2008
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,073,792 ratings — published 1992
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,246,258 ratings — published 2017
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,459,556 ratings — published 2017
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,928,985 ratings — published 2018
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.27 — 967,203 ratings — published 2015
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The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.14 — 371,914 ratings — published 1989
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Everything I Never Told You Everything I Never Told You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.83 — 618,998 ratings — published 2014
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,265,258 ratings — published 1963
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.10 — 439,634 ratings — published 2020
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,246,007 ratings — published 2012
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.59 — 590,108 ratings — published 2018
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.67 — 391,293 ratings — published 2016
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.32 — 685,767 ratings — published 2016
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,950,296 ratings — published 1951
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,901,288 ratings — published 2019
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 12 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,708,508 ratings — published 2018
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Eileen Eileen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.56 — 133,388 ratings — published 2015
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.46 — 847,086 ratings — published 2022
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,060,892 ratings — published 2013
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,023,763 ratings — published 1925
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,949,230 ratings — published 1818
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Intermezzo Intermezzo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.79 — 376,714 ratings — published 2024
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,400,032 ratings — published 2018
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.65 — 418,165 ratings — published 2007
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,412,272 ratings — published 2022
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Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,332,071 ratings — published 2017
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.12 — 871,001 ratings — published 2020
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.77 — 365,162 ratings — published 1925
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,614,945 ratings — published 2003
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.87 — 962,255 ratings — published 1955
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,457,867 ratings — published 1942
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,499,407 ratings — published 2012
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We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.08 — 218,551 ratings — published 2003
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Annie Bot Annie Bot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.83 — 72,923 ratings — published 2024
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.16 — 243,187 ratings — published 1864
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,556,333 ratings — published 2020
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Writers & Lovers Writers & Lovers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.98 — 205,814 ratings — published 2020
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.91 — 306,402 ratings — published 1962
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My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.05 — 488,223 ratings — published 2011
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.87 — 604,694 ratings — published 2012
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,225,542 ratings — published 2024
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Small Things Like These Small Things Like These (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.08 — 480,447 ratings — published 2021
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The Librarianist The Librarianist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.41 — 24,804 ratings — published 2023
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The Guest The Guest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.27 — 118,333 ratings — published 2023
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.09 — 742,673 ratings — published 1966
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.91 — 237,069 ratings — published 2009
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 3.93 — 167,848 ratings — published 2009
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Stoner Stoner (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.35 — 270,969 ratings — published 1965
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as character-study)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,367,590 ratings — published 1847
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Molly Collier
“Though he was still young, the burden of succession weighed heavy on his shoulders—the lonely existence of a brilliant mind among the foolish.
And in that moment, in a carefully calculated show of blatant insubordination, Isla Palik brought hope to the Tactician.”
Molly Collier, The Paragon

Molly Collier
“But she knew herself. Her body longed to feel pain, to exact it, but her mind feared it too much to allow herself the freedom to. Besides, her knuckles were already blistering from the beating they’d been taking for the better part of an hour. Without the gloves she’d have shattered a hand by now.
Wouldn’t that be just like her. To fear pain so and yet stumble into it at every opportunity.”
Molly Collier, The Paragon

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