Prose Books

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,985,239 ratings — published 1925
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,555,988 ratings — published 1948
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as prose)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,436,614 ratings — published 1942
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as prose)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,629,494 ratings — published 1945
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,927,840 ratings — published 1951
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,957,680 ratings — published 1960
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,103,306 ratings — published 1866
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,915,976 ratings — published 1890
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 72 times as prose)
avg rating 3.87 — 956,032 ratings — published 1955
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as prose)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,929,530 ratings — published 1818
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as prose)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,463,046 ratings — published 1915
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as prose)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,118,291 ratings — published 1967
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,883,306 ratings — published 1953
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 2,758,916 ratings — published 1996
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as prose)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,503,962 ratings — published 1937
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,534,103 ratings — published 1997
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as prose)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,100,102 ratings — published 1932
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,495,945 ratings — published 1969
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,330,702 ratings — published 1952
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as prose)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,869,933 ratings — published 1937
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as prose)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,190,132 ratings — published 1847
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,869,772 ratings — published 1813
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as prose)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,249,358 ratings — published 1963
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as prose)
avg rating 3.43 — 563,665 ratings — published 1899
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,233,491 ratings — published 1954
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,466,284 ratings — published 1985
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 892,024 ratings — published 1961
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,516,866 ratings — published 1943
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,547,704 ratings — published 1998
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 403,223 ratings — published 1925
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,052,244 ratings — published 2006
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Ulysses Ulysses (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 139,067 ratings — published 1922
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 4,905,218 ratings — published 1999
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as prose)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,649,299 ratings — published 1965
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as prose)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,047,576 ratings — published 2011
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Carrie Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 857,367 ratings — published 1974
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as prose)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,033,803 ratings — published 1979
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,692,028 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,146,690 ratings — published 2007
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To the Lighthouse To the Lighthouse (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 217,967 ratings — published 1927
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 419,043 ratings — published 2019
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,242,653 ratings — published 2000
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 10,023,875 ratings — published 2008
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,834,853 ratings — published 2003
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as prose)
avg rating 4.10 — 942,508 ratings — published 1878
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as prose)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,350,834 ratings — published 1847
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as prose)
avg rating 4.00 — 777,144 ratings — published 1962
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 238,137 ratings — published 1864
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,056,424 ratings — published 1992
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as prose)
avg rating 4.10 — 551,220 ratings — published 1984
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Jack Kerouac
“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another til I drop.”
Jack Kerouac

Charlotte Eriksson
“There are very few friends that will lie down with you on empty streets in the middle of the night, without a word. No questions, no asking why, just quietly lay there with you, observing the stars, until you're ready to get back up on your feet again and walk the last bit home, softly holding your hand as a quiet way of saying “I'm here”.
It was a beautiful night.”
Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps

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