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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 232 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 522,069 ratings — published 1943
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 190 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.21 — 366,992 ratings — published 2010
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 189 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,024,530 ratings — published 1925
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,061,050 ratings — published 2013
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 174 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,950,717 ratings — published 1951
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 161 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.53 — 30,293 ratings — published 1974
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Rules of Civility Rules of Civility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.09 — 276,105 ratings — published 2011
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.27 — 967,469 ratings — published 2015
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.59 — 590,303 ratings — published 2018
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The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 199,974 ratings — published 1920
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,265,536 ratings — published 1963
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.85 — 254,249 ratings — published 1958
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Let the Great World Spin Let the Great World Spin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.96 — 110,989 ratings — published 2009
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.19 — 214,762 ratings — published 2000
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Here Is New York Here Is New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,639 ratings — published 1948
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
by (shelved 105 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.84 — 79,551 ratings — published 2020
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.97 — 437,632 ratings — published 2005
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The Bonfire of the Vanities The Bonfire of the Vanities (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.93 — 88,320 ratings — published 1987
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City of Girls City of Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.04 — 326,540 ratings — published 2019
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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,882 ratings — published 1998
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Sweetbitter Sweetbitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.33 — 79,548 ratings — published 2016
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.16 — 220,702 ratings — published 1967
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by (shelved 89 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.06 — 182,809 ratings — published 1994
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Bright Lights, Big City Bright Lights, Big City (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.81 — 37,774 ratings — published 1984
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Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1) Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)
by (shelved 87 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.75 — 164,723 ratings — published 2009
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New York New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.20 — 44,780 ratings — published 2009
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Severance Severance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.88 — 135,752 ratings — published 2018
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The House of Mirth The House of Mirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.98 — 107,540 ratings — published 1905
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Motherless Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 42,902 ratings — published 1999
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Trust Trust (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.79 — 182,745 ratings — published 2022
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Book Lovers Book Lovers (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,620,284 ratings — published 2022
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The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
by (shelved 78 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 88,540 ratings — published 1987
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,569,936 ratings — published 2020
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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.17 — 11,704 ratings — published 2004
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One Last Stop One Last Stop (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.88 — 291,945 ratings — published 2021
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A Visit from the Goon Squad A Visit from the Goon Squad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.70 — 252,698 ratings — published 2010
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.80 — 371,843 ratings — published 1991
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In Five Years In Five Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.78 — 664,880 ratings — published 2020
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The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 35,466 ratings — published 2016
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Harlem Shuffle (The Harlem Trilogy, #1) Harlem Shuffle (The Harlem Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.73 — 82,502 ratings — published 2021
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The Colossus of New York The Colossus of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.69 — 4,529 ratings — published 2003
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Behold the Dreamers Behold the Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.94 — 86,739 ratings — published 2016
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Another Brooklyn Another Brooklyn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.86 — 42,162 ratings — published 2016
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Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,643 ratings — published 1991
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The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
by (shelved 65 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.13 — 132,453 ratings — published 2013
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Up in the Old Hotel Up in the Old Hotel (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,296 ratings — published 1992
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.92 — 204,499 ratings — published 1952
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as nyc)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,937 ratings — published 1972
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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.84 — 33,693 ratings — published 2017
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The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as nyc)
avg rating 3.82 — 943,135 ratings — published 2003
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Ray Bradbury
“A Witch is born out of the true hungers of her time,” she said. “I was born out of New York. The things that are most wrong here summoned me. ("Drink Entire: Against The Madness Of Crowds")”
Ray Bradbury, Long After Midnight

Ann  Douglas
“Probably everything in my life comes back to a feeling of abandonment, and this city never abandons you.”
Ann Douglas

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