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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,489,755 ratings — published 1943
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,585,672 ratings — published 1988
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,889,670 ratings — published 1890
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,907,519 ratings — published 1960
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as profound)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,888,413 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 — 883,076 ratings — published 1946
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,851,224 ratings — published 1953
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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 — 1,206,970 ratings — published 1997
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,209,938 ratings — published 1954
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 644,837 ratings — published 1996
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,435,767 ratings — published 1985
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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 4.01 — 806,206 ratings — published 2003
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,503,762 ratings — published 2003
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,367,813 ratings — published 1956
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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 — 4,204,188 ratings — published 1947
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 880,346 ratings — published 1922
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,574,929 ratings — published 1945
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,489,760 ratings — published 1948
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 992,039 ratings — published 2001
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,937,248 ratings — published 1925
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,411,097 ratings — published 1942
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 643,425 ratings — published 1952
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The Giving Tree The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,238,339 ratings — published 1964
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 2,084,015 ratings — published 1932
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 934,691 ratings — published 2015
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 810,962 ratings — published 2016
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,900,955 ratings — published 1818
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,742,356 ratings — published 2007
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 388,559 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 — 1,480,755 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 — 598,508 ratings — published 2007
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,197,870 ratings — published 2012
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,644,258 ratings — published 2018
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,087,228 ratings — published 1866
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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 4.29 — 677,871 ratings — published 2012
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 351,700 ratings — published 180
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 459,154 ratings — published 1952
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 329,908 ratings — published 1923
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,816,762 ratings — published 1993
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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 — 2,007,374 ratings — published 1999
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,027,784 ratings — published 1844
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Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 243,288 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 4.08 — 476,132 ratings — published 2012
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,756,695 ratings — published 2001
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
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avg rating 3.84 — 338,063 ratings — published 2019
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,476,965 ratings — published 2020
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,438,140 ratings — published 1915
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A Tale for the Time Being A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 135,599 ratings — published 2013
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
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avg rating 3.75 — 873,463 ratings — published 2017
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,870,193 ratings — published 2018
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Mitch Albom
“All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.”
Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Criss Jami
“I imagine that the intelligent people are the ones so intelligent that they don't even need or want to look 'intelligent' anymore.”
Criss Jami, Killosophy

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