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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,513,306 ratings — published 2003
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,383,859 ratings — published 2000
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,833,444 ratings — published 1960
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,825,915 ratings — published 2008
The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,456,849 ratings — published 2002
The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,003,627 ratings — published 2009
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,430,289 ratings — published 2005
The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.31 — 336,897 ratings — published 2012
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,423,417 ratings — published 2012
The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,349,372 ratings — published 2001
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,121,917 ratings — published 2009
The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 17 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,854,448 ratings — published 2003
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,690,945 ratings — published 2010
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.18 — 640,396 ratings — published 1996
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.67 — 7,263,526 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,324,826 ratings — published 1997
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,762,629 ratings — published 1813
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,683,659 ratings — published 2012
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 14 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,585,501 ratings — published 2018
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,747,309 ratings — published 2001
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,871,667 ratings — published 1951
Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,695,670 ratings — published 2006
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,868,713 ratings — published 1925
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,590,123 ratings — published 2003
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,471,241 ratings — published 2003
The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,034,488 ratings — published 2013
The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,418,485 ratings — published 2020
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.31 — 715,299 ratings — published 2001
My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,272,477 ratings — published 2004
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,333,686 ratings — published 2022
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.24 — 774,022 ratings — published 2007
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,864,076 ratings — published 2008
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,014,262 ratings — published 1992
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.99 — 884,171 ratings — published 1961
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,537,527 ratings — published 1988
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,399,905 ratings — published 1985
Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,103,745 ratings — published 1997
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 11 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,772,036 ratings — published 2003
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,356,381 ratings — published 2011
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.85 — 846,605 ratings — published 2005
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,505,570 ratings — published 1945
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.26 — 983,139 ratings — published 2006
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,859,803 ratings — published 2005
The Fountainhead (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.89 — 336,750 ratings — published 1943
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,180,161 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,087,810 ratings — published 2007
A Prayer for Owen Meany (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.24 — 336,262 ratings — published 1989
Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,814,882 ratings — published 1937
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,803,178 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as mainstream)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,165,971 ratings — published 2000
“Qualcuno deve pur lottare. Abbiamo una grande tradizione di libertà da difendere. Io non appartengo a nessun partito. Quando vedo l’infamia cerco di combatterla. I partiti non significano nulla, la tradizione di libertà è tutto. Oh, certo, la gente comune non se ne preoccupa. Sono pronti a vendere la libertà per una vita più tranquilla. è per questo che devono essere pungolati, pungolati.”
― A Clockwork Orange
― A Clockwork Orange
“Nothing in my view is more reprehensible than those habits of mind in the intellectual that induce avoidance, that characteristic turning away from a difficult and principled position, which you know to be the right one, but which you decide not to take. You do not want to appear too political; you are afraid of seeming controversial; you want to keep a reputation for being balanced, objective, moderate; your hope is to be asked back, to consult, to be on a board or prestigious committee, and so to remain within the responsible mainstream; someday you hope to get an honorary degree, a big prize, perhaps even an ambassadorship. For an intellectual these habits of mind are corrupting par excellence. If anything can denature, neutralize, and finally kill a passionate intellectual life it is the internalization of such habits. Personally I have encountered them in one of the toughest of all contemporary issues, Palestine, where fear of speaking out about one of the greatest injustices in modern history has hobbled, blinkered, muzzled many who know the truth and are in a position to serve it. For despite the abuse and vilification that any outspoken supporter of Palestinian rights and self-determination earns for him or herself, the truth deserves to be spoken, represented by an unafraid and compassionate intellectual.”
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