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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 5,817,511 ratings — published 1949
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 1,048,615 ratings — published 2017
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as important)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,854,628 ratings — published 1945
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as important)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,584,392 ratings — published 1985
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as important)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,161,051 ratings — published 1960
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as important)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,354,590 ratings — published 1947
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as important)
avg rating 4.40 — 377,891 ratings — published 2015
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 3,017,623 ratings — published 1963
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as important)
avg rating 4.36 — 949,817 ratings — published 1946
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as important)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,410,750 ratings — published 2012
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as important)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,995,971 ratings — published 2005
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as important)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,167,406 ratings — published 1932
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 120,967 ratings — published 2010
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as important)
avg rating 4.39 — 343,756 ratings — published 2012
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as important)
avg rating 4.28 — 776,765 ratings — published 1982
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as important)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,332,714 ratings — published 1963
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as important)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,173,371 ratings — published 1866
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Beloved Beloved (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 519,420 ratings — published 1987
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 4,032,658 ratings — published 1951
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as important)
avg rating 4.48 — 109,026 ratings — published 2018
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as important)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,340,461 ratings — published 2011
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,784,055 ratings — published 1988
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 6,179,414 ratings — published 1925
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as important)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,442,689 ratings — published 2018
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,629,760 ratings — published 1943
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,202,957 ratings — published 1936
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 121,287 ratings — published 2019
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 27 times as important)
avg rating 4.67 — 278,832 ratings — published 2019
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.16 — 174,818 ratings — published 2018
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,085,338 ratings — published 1999
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,581,663 ratings — published 1915
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 3,335,743 ratings — published 1954
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 621,815 ratings — published 2011
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 66,603 ratings — published 2020
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 387,692 ratings — published 180
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.62 — 274,131 ratings — published 2014
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 3,111,189 ratings — published 2009
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 2,028,811 ratings — published 1890
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 169,856 ratings — published 2020
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 102,486 ratings — published 2017
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,995,520 ratings — published 2018
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 848,554 ratings — published 1989
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,630,940 ratings — published 2003
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 184,998 ratings — published 2019
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as important)
avg rating 4.30 — 601,262 ratings — published 1969
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as important)
avg rating 4.16 — 642,189 ratings — published 2012
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 647,023 ratings — published 1999
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as important)
avg rating 3.70 — 212,079 ratings — published 1848
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The Giver (Giver, #1) The Giver (Giver, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as important)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,918,733 ratings — published 1993
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as important)
avg rating 3.87 — 985,454 ratings — published 1955
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“There is nothing more important than your eternal salvation.”
― Kirk Cameron

Frances Hodgson Burnett
“My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

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