Introspective Books

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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,496,547 ratings — published 2020
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,601,624 ratings — published 1988
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,914,427 ratings — published 1951
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,237,913 ratings — published 1963
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,013,406 ratings — published 1999
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.60 — 573,108 ratings — published 2018
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,094,263 ratings — published 1866
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,422,046 ratings — published 1942
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,213,174 ratings — published 1997
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,901,184 ratings — published 1890
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 888,789 ratings — published 1946
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,044,824 ratings — published 1992
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,448,559 ratings — published 1915
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 234,517 ratings — published 1864
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 244,200 ratings — published 2012
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,519,122 ratings — published 1948
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.65 — 707,391 ratings — published 2015
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 223,893 ratings — published 2010
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
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avg rating 4.21 — 189,168 ratings — published 2021
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,497,730 ratings — published 2022
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The Idiot The Idiot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 108,749 ratings — published 2017
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,890,560 ratings — published 2018
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 815,160 ratings — published 2016
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 525,115 ratings — published 1997
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 883,729 ratings — published 1922
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 808,925 ratings — published 2003
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.09 — 507,806 ratings — published 1995
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 362,571 ratings — published 1848
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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 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,323,672 ratings — published 2018
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.94 — 259,740 ratings — published 1948
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 330,793 ratings — published 1923
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.12 — 553,165 ratings — published 2002
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,598,922 ratings — published 1945
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,096,972 ratings — published 2024
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,056,108 ratings — published 2023
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.35 — 285,881 ratings — published 2014
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Letters to a Young Poet Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 124,344 ratings — published 1929
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,957,721 ratings — published 1925
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,437,853 ratings — published 2017
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Braving the Wilderness Braving the Wilderness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 120,979 ratings — published 2017
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 139,300 ratings — published 1999
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,865,077 ratings — published 1953
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,928,964 ratings — published 1960
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,848,680 ratings — published 2006
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 736,688 ratings — published 1987
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.85 — 864,215 ratings — published 2005
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Gift from the Sea Gift from the Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 56,436 ratings — published 1955
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.35 — 179,565 ratings — published 2021
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,155,633 ratings — published 2017
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.13 — 124,384 ratings — published 2010
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David  Arnold
What if … what if … what if … I play the What If? game all the time. But it’s rigged, is the thing. Impossible to win. Asking What If? can only lead to Maybe Things Could Have Been Different, via Was It My Fault?
David Arnold, Mosquitoland

David Foster Wallace
“I felt more solidly composed, now that I was horizontal. I was impossible to knock down.”
David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

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