Gave Up Books

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The Casual Vacancy The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.31 — 338,977 ratings — published 2012
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 175 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 238,816 ratings — published 2009
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 159 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,071,347 ratings — published 2013
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 153 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,951,131 ratings — published 2005
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.99 — 899,652 ratings — published 1961
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.25 — 104,508 ratings — published 1996
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 138 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,177,053 ratings — published 1991
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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)
by (shelved 136 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,791,413 ratings — published 1996
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American Gods (American Gods, #1) American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 134 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,000,801 ratings — published 2001
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,135,945 ratings — published 1967
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 694,507 ratings — published 2016
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 120 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.27 — 985,939 ratings — published 2015
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 120 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.88 — 260,812 ratings — published 2004
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,045,740 ratings — published 2014
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 111 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,684,411 ratings — published 1965
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,127,979 ratings — published 2011
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 102 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,910,666 ratings — published 2011
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
by (shelved 102 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.50 — 694,294 ratings — published 1995
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Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
by (shelved 93 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.78 — 246,959 ratings — published 2013
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Lincoln in the Bardo Lincoln in the Bardo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.75 — 183,089 ratings — published 2017
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,777,882 ratings — published 2001
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My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
by (shelved 91 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.05 — 498,661 ratings — published 2011
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.17 — 608,389 ratings — published 2011
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 91 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,504,440 ratings — published 2005
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Cloud Atlas Cloud Atlas (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.01 — 273,347 ratings — published 2004
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,308,899 ratings — published 2011
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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 89 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,479,309 ratings — published 2015
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,863,117 ratings — published 2006
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
by (shelved 88 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.02 — 567,024 ratings — published 2011
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The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
by (shelved 87 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.53 — 281,690 ratings — published 2009
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
by (shelved 85 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.82 — 309,381 ratings — published 2009
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 85 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,952,059 ratings — published 1813
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 83 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.95 — 346,480 ratings — published 2009
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,258,810 ratings — published 1847
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 957,147 ratings — published 1878
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,522,101 ratings — published 1985
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.69 — 410,713 ratings — published 1957
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,095,991 ratings — published 1992
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 80 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 742,517 ratings — published 2001
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.00 — 776,217 ratings — published 2003
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,596,732 ratings — published 2020
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.81 — 204,305 ratings — published 2006
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,374,459 ratings — published 2011
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.77 — 504,935 ratings — published 2018
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 205,731 ratings — published 2018
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as gave-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,525,586 ratings — published 2012
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The Luminaries The Luminaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.75 — 87,127 ratings — published 2013
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 73 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,608,259 ratings — published 2020
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.85 — 841,700 ratings — published 2020
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Milkman Milkman (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 69 times as gave-up)
avg rating 3.53 — 72,783 ratings — published 2018
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Ken Poirot
“I gave up many times but I never quit.”
Ken Poirot

Ken Poirot
“One day I woke up and realized no amount of love, care, pain, hurt, anger, or retribution could ever transform those who are evil into good or kind people. That day I let go; I stopped caring for them, gave up any hope for their souls, and knew they were never worthy of me or my time.”
Ken Poirot

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