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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 4089 times as literature)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,797,150 ratings — published 1925
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3932 times as literature)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,313,563 ratings — published 1949
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 3762 times as literature)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,758,015 ratings — published 1960
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3597 times as literature)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,427,255 ratings — published 1945
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3443 times as literature)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,697,871 ratings — published 1813
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 3124 times as literature)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,835,169 ratings — published 1951
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 2804 times as literature)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,045,272 ratings — published 1866
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2573 times as literature)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,147,233 ratings — published 1954
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 2570 times as literature)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,781,244 ratings — published 1937
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 2521 times as literature)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,817,339 ratings — published 1890
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 2508 times as literature)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,282,903 ratings — published 1846
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 2460 times as literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,346,400 ratings — published 1942
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2428 times as literature)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,040,166 ratings — published 1932
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 2326 times as literature)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,798,459 ratings — published 1818
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 2314 times as literature)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,986,277 ratings — published 1847
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2167 times as literature)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,370,785 ratings — published 1915
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2164 times as literature)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,283,107 ratings — published 1952
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2100 times as literature)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,761,468 ratings — published 1953
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2070 times as literature)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,083,488 ratings — published 1967
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)
by (shelved 1987 times as literature)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,326,011 ratings — published 1884
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 1969 times as literature)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,169,373 ratings — published -700
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 1966 times as literature)
avg rating 4.39 — 376,319 ratings — published 1880
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 1936 times as literature)
avg rating 4.10 — 915,991 ratings — published 1878
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 1904 times as literature)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,463,396 ratings — published 1969
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A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 1856 times as literature)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,002,470 ratings — published 1859
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1824 times as literature)
avg rating 3.87 — 929,288 ratings — published 1955
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1820 times as literature)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,787,866 ratings — published 1590
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 1725 times as literature)
avg rating 3.56 — 607,932 ratings — published 1851
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 1720 times as literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,030,401 ratings — published 1601
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 1691 times as literature)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,003,974 ratings — published 1846
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Great Expectations Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 1686 times as literature)
avg rating 3.80 — 863,560 ratings — published 1861
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1670 times as literature)
avg rating 4.02 — 980,125 ratings — published 1939
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 1629 times as literature)
avg rating 3.43 — 550,622 ratings — published 1899
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 1615 times as literature)
avg rating 4.17 — 360,220 ratings — published 1869
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 1591 times as literature)
avg rating 3.44 — 907,624 ratings — published 1850
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1529 times as literature)
avg rating 3.99 — 878,651 ratings — published 1961
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1513 times as literature)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,360,793 ratings — published 1985
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Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by (shelved 1506 times as literature)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,278,071 ratings — published 1811
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1495 times as literature)
avg rating 3.93 — 500,645 ratings — published -800
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 1492 times as literature)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,434,002 ratings — published 1897
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1481 times as literature)
avg rating 4.08 — 858,153 ratings — published 1922
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1451 times as literature)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,002,048 ratings — published 1623
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 1432 times as literature)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,482,086 ratings — published 1988
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1425 times as literature)
avg rating 4.21 — 835,678 ratings — published 1862
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 1416 times as literature)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,417,178 ratings — published 1868
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Don Quixote Don Quixote (Paperback)
by (shelved 1415 times as literature)
avg rating 3.91 — 300,382 ratings — published 1615
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Emma Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 1396 times as literature)
avg rating 4.05 — 961,839 ratings — published 1815
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1362 times as literature)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,411,781 ratings — published 1943
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 1338 times as literature)
avg rating 4.43 — 616,057 ratings — published 1952
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 1300 times as literature)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,180,707 ratings — published 1963
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Terry Pratchett
“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
Terry Pratchett

Jane Yolen
“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood

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