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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 215 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,938,000 ratings — published 2011
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The Casual Vacancy The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 199 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.31 — 339,969 ratings — published 2012
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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 179 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,833,805 ratings — published 1996
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 175 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,997,588 ratings — published 2005
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 174 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.99 — 908,426 ratings — published 1961
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,161,733 ratings — published 1967
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American Gods American Gods (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 149 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,008,925 ratings — published 2001
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,874,934 ratings — published 2006
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 139 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,192,091 ratings — published 1991
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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 139 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.50 — 698,643 ratings — published 1995
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,146,082 ratings — published 2011
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,093,128 ratings — published 2013
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 131 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,551,589 ratings — published 2005
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,048,581 ratings — published 1813
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 116 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,543,439 ratings — published 2005
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.88 — 264,477 ratings — published 2004
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The Host The Host (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,060,625 ratings — published 2008
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.11 — 975,551 ratings — published 1878
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,316,788 ratings — published 1847
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
by (shelved 104 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.02 — 575,437 ratings — published 2011
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,822,306 ratings — published 1949
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.31 — 716,125 ratings — published 2016
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,793,663 ratings — published 2001
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 96 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.92 — 242,215 ratings — published 2009
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,085,018 ratings — published 2014
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 94 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,726,391 ratings — published 1965
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,586,514 ratings — published 1985
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 91 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,223,771 ratings — published 2007
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,088,564 ratings — published 1979
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.58 — 639,236 ratings — published 1851
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,579,528 ratings — published 2012
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 87 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,882,048 ratings — published 2003
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 86 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,254,298 ratings — published 1954
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 86 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.87 — 986,001 ratings — published 1955
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The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
by (shelved 84 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.53 — 283,591 ratings — published 2009
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,409,185 ratings — published 2015
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.22 — 869,594 ratings — published 1862
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.25 — 106,823 ratings — published 1996
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,786,751 ratings — published 1988
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by (shelved 82 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,995,191 ratings — published 2002
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.16 — 622,281 ratings — published 2011
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,649,568 ratings — published 2020
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,026,843 ratings — published 2015
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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-on)
avg rating 4.00 — 787,721 ratings — published 2003
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Lincoln in the Bardo Lincoln in the Bardo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.74 — 187,637 ratings — published 2017
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.81 — 207,310 ratings — published 2006
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Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
by (shelved 77 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.78 — 249,892 ratings — published 2013
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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 77 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,385,277 ratings — published 2011
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,501,293 ratings — published 2016
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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 76 times as gave-up-on)
avg rating 4.31 — 759,969 ratings — published 2001
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