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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,701,711 ratings — published 2020
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,773,624 ratings — published 1988
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,326,561 ratings — published 1963
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,025,721 ratings — published 1951
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,542,624 ratings — published 1942
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,168,023 ratings — published 1866
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,019,612 ratings — published 1890
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,284,549 ratings — published 1997
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,081,252 ratings — published 1999
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.58 — 628,522 ratings — published 2018
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.64 — 782,869 ratings — published 2015
No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.92 — 292,662 ratings — published 1948
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,137,671 ratings — published 1992
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,575,429 ratings — published 1915
Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.16 — 263,936 ratings — published 1864
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,798,601 ratings — published 1949
I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.03 — 731,042 ratings — published 1995
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.37 — 945,879 ratings — published 1946
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.29 — 250,426 ratings — published 2012
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.19 — 211,124 ratings — published 2021
Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,014,140 ratings — published 2018
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.41 — 858,525 ratings — published 2016
The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.24 — 231,514 ratings — published 2010
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.19 — 553,982 ratings — published 1997
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.09 — 919,858 ratings — published 1922
The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,479,651 ratings — published 2024
The Idiot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.63 — 115,733 ratings — published 2017
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.33 — 312,817 ratings — published 2014
Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.66 — 414,013 ratings — published 2016
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,435,630 ratings — published 2018
Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.11 — 580,070 ratings — published 2002
Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,008,556 ratings — published 1963
The Correspondent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.42 — 960,679 ratings — published 2025
Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,183,080 ratings — published 2023
White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.05 — 462,769 ratings — published 1848
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,638,074 ratings — published 2022
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.12 — 134,534 ratings — published 2010
Klara and the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.73 — 487,759 ratings — published 2021
Stoner (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.36 — 311,022 ratings — published 1965
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,166,295 ratings — published 1925
The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.23 — 340,445 ratings — published 1923
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,503,008 ratings — published 2017
Braving the Wilderness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.12 — 123,382 ratings — published 2017
Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.13 — 228,288 ratings — published 1927
Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.98 — 777,433 ratings — published 1987
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,622,228 ratings — published 1943
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.85 — 920,571 ratings — published 2005
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.02 — 839,801 ratings — published 2003
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.34 — 104,886 ratings — published 2015
Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.19 — 594,590 ratings — published 2020
“Having uncompromising belief also means safeguarding your own spirit, defining who and what you want in your life.”
― The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
― The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
“I felt more solidly composed, now that I was horizontal. I was impossible to knock down.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
