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Relentless Relentless (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 18,678 ratings — published 2009
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Chronic City Chronic City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 9,163 ratings — published 2009
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Brimstone (Pendergast, #5; Diogenes, #1) Brimstone (Pendergast, #5; Diogenes, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 44,094 ratings — published 2004
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Concrete Concrete (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 4,994 ratings — published 1982
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Motherless Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 43,001 ratings — published 1999
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.38 — 185,149 ratings — published 1898
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,714,446 ratings — published 1945
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,127,928 ratings — published 1866
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 273,501 ratings — published 1929
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The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 376,056 ratings — published 1989
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Alias Grace Alias Grace (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 160,134 ratings — published 1996
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,955,603 ratings — published 1890
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 608,562 ratings — published 1951
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Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 130,625 ratings — published -560
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,279,221 ratings — published 1963
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 115,392 ratings — published 1979
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 438,671 ratings — published 1967
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 208,592 ratings — published 2000
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The Good Soldier Švejk The Good Soldier Švejk (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 21,547 ratings — published 1921
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 70,904 ratings — published 2004
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A Visit from the Goon Squad A Visit from the Goon Squad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 253,872 ratings — published 2010
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
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avg rating 3.95 — 345,715 ratings — published 2009
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How to Read and Why How to Read and Why (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 3,922 ratings — published 2000
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Ich und Kaminski Ich und Kaminski (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 2,895 ratings — published 2003
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Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 42,421 ratings — published 2007
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The Sonderberg Case The Sonderberg Case (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.43 — 680 ratings — published 2008
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Talking to Girls About Duran Duran Talking to Girls About Duran Duran (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 8,693 ratings — published 2010
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Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.96 — 12,450 ratings — published 2010
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Pointed Roofs Pointed Roofs (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.38 — 352 ratings — published
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Storm of Steel Storm of Steel (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 22,778 ratings — published 1920
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Biblical Mormonism: Responding to Evangelical Criticism of LDS Theology Biblical Mormonism: Responding to Evangelical Criticism of LDS Theology (Hardback)
by (shelved 1 time as critics)
avg rating 3.44 — 9 ratings — published 1994
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Les Indes Galantes Les Indes Galantes (Library Binding)
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avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published
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Why Read Moby-Dick? Why Read Moby-Dick? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 4,566 ratings — published 2010
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Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality (ebook)
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avg rating 3.69 — 180 ratings — published 1984
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 20,217 ratings — published 1989
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 37,882 ratings — published 1975
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Epistemology of the Closet Epistemology of the Closet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,315 ratings — published 1990
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Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,291 ratings — published 2007
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 26,353 ratings — published 1976
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We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.63 — 6,113 ratings — published 2021
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 4,602 ratings — published 1984
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Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 60 ratings — published 1995
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Foucault Foucault (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,345 ratings — published 1986
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 31,335 ratings — published 2003
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 3: The Care of the Self The History of Sexuality, Volume 3: The Care of the Self (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,888 ratings — published 1984
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 42,121 ratings — published 2013
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Бесполезная классика Бесполезная классика (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.74 — 38 ratings — published
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 238,273 ratings — published 2009
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ART OF WINNING: THE CHANAKYA WAY ART OF WINNING: THE CHANAKYA WAY (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.42 — 36 ratings — published
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The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6) The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
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avg rating 4.38 — 3,442 ratings — published 1923
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“Beware of those who criticize you when you deserve some praise for an achievement, for it is they who secretly desire to be worshiped.”
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Gustave Flaubert
“You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything”
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