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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,029,746 ratings — published 1951
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,906,004 ratings — published 2012
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Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.04 — 130,666 ratings — published 2004
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,047,883 ratings — published 2017
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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)
by (shelved 6 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,660,006 ratings — published 2015
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,083,650 ratings — published 1999
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,543,274 ratings — published 2005
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.77 — 518,046 ratings — published 2018
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,190,119 ratings — published 2006
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,574,795 ratings — published 2012
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,229,560 ratings — published 2012
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,334,901 ratings — published 2008
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Room Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.08 — 850,633 ratings — published 2010
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Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.43 — 93,819 ratings — published 2009
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,900,792 ratings — published 2010
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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.12 — 167,207 ratings — published 2007
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,923,789 ratings — published 2008
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Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,047,294 ratings — published 2007
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.10 — 415,867 ratings — published 2017
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.58 — 630,579 ratings — published 2018
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.63 — 385,696 ratings — published 2018
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.24 — 239,319 ratings — published 2018
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,499,508 ratings — published 2018
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,890,899 ratings — published 2018
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The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6) The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.22 — 42,296 ratings — published 2016
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Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3) Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.51 — 97,339 ratings — published 2003
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Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2) Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.40 — 100,712 ratings — published 2002
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,124,902 ratings — published 2007
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Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.30 — 272,846 ratings — published 1996
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Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.23 — 219,670 ratings — published 1997
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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.20 — 456,088 ratings — published 1995
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Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1) Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.07 — 229,923 ratings — published 2012
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Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.94 — 90,157 ratings — published 2012
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.96 — 393,191 ratings — published 2000
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,351,571 ratings — published 2011
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Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.43 — 92,111 ratings — published 2010
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Shadowfever (Fever, #5) Shadowfever (Fever, #5)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.39 — 113,921 ratings — published 2011
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Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2) Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.30 — 97,348 ratings — published 2008
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.04 — 139,148 ratings — published 2007
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Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.14 — 222,435 ratings — published 2006
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Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, #4) Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.32 — 88,034 ratings — published 2009
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Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1) Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 3.81 — 58,274 ratings — published 2004
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At Grave's End (Night Huntress, #3) At Grave's End (Night Huntress, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.28 — 93,350 ratings — published 2008
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One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, #2) One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.28 — 109,861 ratings — published 2008
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Bloodfever (Fever, #2) Bloodfever (Fever, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.24 — 115,239 ratings — published 2007
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Dreamfever (Fever, #4) Dreamfever (Fever, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.37 — 107,389 ratings — published 2009
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Faefever (Fever, #3) Faefever (Fever, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.28 — 108,879 ratings — published 2008
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Darkfever (Fever, #1) Darkfever (Fever, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.05 — 192,708 ratings — published 2006
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Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.02 — 196,976 ratings — published 2009
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Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6) Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as first-person-narrative)
avg rating 4.02 — 213,274 ratings — published 2006
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Chris Kraus
“Back to the 1st Person: I’d even made up art theories about my inability to use it. That I’d chosen film and theater, two artforms built entirely on collisions, that only reach their meanings through collision, because I couldn’t ever believe in the integrity/supremacy of the 1st Person (my own). That in order to write 1st Person narrative there needs to be a fixed self or persona and by refusing to believe in this I was merging with the fragmented reality of the time. But now I think okay, that’s right, there’s no fixed point of self but it exists & by writing you can somehow chart that movement. That maybe 1st Person writing’s just as fragmentary as more a-personal collage, it’s just more serious: bringing change & fragmentation closer, bringing it down to where you really are.”
― Chris Kraus, I Love Dick

Saying you're the 'first person' to do anything in an indigenous country is insulting.
“Saying you're the 'first person' to do anything in an indigenous country is insulting.”
― Gayle Kabloona

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