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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,551,642 ratings — published 1943
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,678,479 ratings — published 1988
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,026,984 ratings — published 1960
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,950,973 ratings — published 1890
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,939,737 ratings — published 2005
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 914,461 ratings — published 1946
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,241,369 ratings — published 1997
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,928,259 ratings — published 1963
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,269,032 ratings — published 1954
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 822,225 ratings — published 2003
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,704,216 ratings — published 1945
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,389,051 ratings — published 1956
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,641,999 ratings — published 1948
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 655,702 ratings — published 1996
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,274,206 ratings — published 1947
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,506,349 ratings — published 1985
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,561,960 ratings — published 2003
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 899,307 ratings — published 1922
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,122,455 ratings — published 1932
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American Gods (American Gods, #1) American Gods (American Gods, #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 999,089 ratings — published 2001
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 6,051,283 ratings — published 1925
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,783,079 ratings — published 2007
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,473,231 ratings — published 1942
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 679,734 ratings — published 1952
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The Giving Tree The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,253,128 ratings — published 1964
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 976,635 ratings — published 2015
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,581,518 ratings — published 2020
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 686,540 ratings — published 2012
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 834,825 ratings — published 2016
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 401,721 ratings — published 1880
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,565,996 ratings — published 2022
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Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 613,662 ratings — published 2007
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,499,695 ratings — published 1915
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,213,906 ratings — published 2012
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,727,707 ratings — published 2018
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,927,377 ratings — published 2018
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,124,952 ratings — published
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We Are the Ants We Are the Ants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 54,648 ratings — published 2016
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,097,171 ratings — published 2011
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 368,697 ratings — published 180
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 823,377 ratings — published 1966
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,961,370 ratings — published 1818
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 467,015 ratings — published 1952
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 334,837 ratings — published 1923
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,041,728 ratings — published 1999
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 3,064,571 ratings — published 2009
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,057,181 ratings — published 1846
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 246,679 ratings — published 1998
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 481,585 ratings — published 2012
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,773,774 ratings — published 2001
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Michael Wyndham Thomas
“Often I felt like two people. One went into the world and did the living for the other, who was stuck in an endless moment of knowing. Yesterday was today and hereon in.”
Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you.”
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