Provocative Books

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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.87 — 953,592 ratings — published 1955
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 398,543 ratings — published 2007
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,428,028 ratings — published 1942
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,519,804 ratings — published 2003
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,492,990 ratings — published 1969
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,872,634 ratings — published 1953
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,534,417 ratings — published 1948
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Rejection Rejection (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 35,826 ratings — published 2024
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The Craziest Book Ever Written The Craziest Book Ever Written (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.54 — 152 ratings — published
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The Atrocity Exhibition The Atrocity Exhibition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 7,267 ratings — published 1969
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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 — 993,380 ratings — published 2001
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Lapvona Lapvona (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as provocative)
avg rating 3.54 — 102,541 ratings — published 2022
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 1,063,396 ratings — published 2023
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,907,353 ratings — published 1890
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 236,023 ratings — published 1864
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Free Will Free Will (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 38,301 ratings — published 2012
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 647,805 ratings — published 1996
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 946,723 ratings — published 2015
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The Power The Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 253,615 ratings — published 2016
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The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 32,602 ratings — published 2005
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.21 — 43,459 ratings — published 2014
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Simulacra and Simulation Simulacra and Simulation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 16,827 ratings — published 1981
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Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 21,950 ratings — published 2015
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,753,833 ratings — published 2007
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,920,068 ratings — published 1951
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)
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avg rating 4.08 — 71,826 ratings — published 2001
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,225,613 ratings — published 1954
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 2,881,180 ratings — published 2011
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,611,714 ratings — published 1945
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 495,594 ratings — published 1987
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We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 215,354 ratings — published 2003
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Auletris: Erotica Auletris: Erotica (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as provocative)
avg rating 3.75 — 302 ratings — published
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Sex in History Sex in History (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 1,191 ratings — published 1980
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Delta of Venus Delta of Venus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 25,677 ratings — published 1977
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Little Birds: Thirteen Feminist Erotic Short Stories that Inspired the Series by Anaïs Nin Little Birds: Thirteen Feminist Erotic Short Stories that Inspired the Series by Anaïs Nin (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as provocative)
avg rating 3.68 — 14,043 ratings — published 1979
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Monsignor Quixote Monsignor Quixote (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 4,615 ratings — published 1982
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Artemis Artemis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 332,512 ratings — published 2017
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The Phoenix Crown The Phoenix Crown (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 48,184 ratings — published 2024
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Limonov Limonov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 16,325 ratings — published 2011
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 890,786 ratings — published 1961
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Hotel Iris Hotel Iris (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.33 — 8,434 ratings — published 1996
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 488,089 ratings — published 2022
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 78,910 ratings — published 1981
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The Long Game (Game Changers, #6) The Long Game (Game Changers, #6)
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avg rating 4.52 — 177,604 ratings — published 2022
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Tough Guy (Game Changers, #3) Tough Guy (Game Changers, #3)
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avg rating 3.62 — 83,089 ratings — published 2020
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Game Changer (Game Changers, #1) Game Changer (Game Changers, #1)
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avg rating 3.80 — 167,097 ratings — published 2018
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Role Model (Game Changers, #5) Role Model (Game Changers, #5)
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avg rating 4.20 — 77,209 ratings — published 2021
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Merry Christmas, Scott & Kip (Game Changers, #1.5) Merry Christmas, Scott & Kip (Game Changers, #1.5)
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avg rating 3.83 — 4,600 ratings — published 2018
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Common Goal (Game Changers, #4) Common Goal (Game Changers, #4)
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avg rating 3.67 — 68,206 ratings — published 2020
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Heated Rivalry (Game Changers, #2) Heated Rivalry (Game Changers, #2)
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avg rating 4.29 — 322,601 ratings — published 2019
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