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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,661,332 ratings — published 2020
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,308,547 ratings — published 1963
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,741,838 ratings — published 1988
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,005,108 ratings — published 1951
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,517,413 ratings — published 1942
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,152,494 ratings — published 1866
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,994,487 ratings — published 1890
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.59 — 617,837 ratings — published 2018
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,268,461 ratings — published 1997
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,068,518 ratings — published 1999
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.64 — 769,357 ratings — published 2015
No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.92 — 286,193 ratings — published 1948
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,117,782 ratings — published 1992
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,744,754 ratings — published 1949
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,547,302 ratings — published 1915
Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.16 — 257,832 ratings — published 1864
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.37 — 934,592 ratings — published 1946
I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.04 — 688,529 ratings — published 1995
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 — 249,286 ratings — published 2012
Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,990,957 ratings — published 2018
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.41 — 850,377 ratings — published 2016
The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.24 — 230,089 ratings — published 2010
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.19 — 548,602 ratings — published 1997
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.09 — 913,654 ratings — published 1922
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.20 — 206,971 ratings — published 2021
The Idiot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.63 — 114,379 ratings — published 2017
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,414,725 ratings — published 2018
Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.11 — 574,835 ratings — published 2002
Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,980,711 ratings — published 1963
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.85 — 909,949 ratings — published 2005
The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,417,980 ratings — published 2024
White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.06 — 441,348 ratings — published 1848
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,614,555 ratings — published 2022
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.33 — 307,905 ratings — published 2014
Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.66 — 407,311 ratings — published 2016
Klara and the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.73 — 474,609 ratings — published 2021
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,128,835 ratings — published 1925
The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.23 — 338,401 ratings — published 1923
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,490,029 ratings — published 2017
Braving the Wilderness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.12 — 122,981 ratings — published 2017
Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.13 — 225,946 ratings — published 1927
Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.98 — 769,452 ratings — published 1987
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.02 — 833,335 ratings — published 2003
The Correspondent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.43 — 855,391 ratings — published 2025
Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,159,627 ratings — published 2023
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 — 102,777 ratings — published 2015
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.12 — 132,669 ratings — published 2010
Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.20 — 569,388 ratings — published 2020
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.27 — 133,134 ratings — published 1929
Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as introspective)
avg rating 4.25 — 840,352 ratings — published 1966
“The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.”
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“I felt more solidly composed, now that I was horizontal. I was impossible to knock down.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
