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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,615,332 ratings — published 1948
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,488,835 ratings — published 2005
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 34,561 ratings — published 2003
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,004,403 ratings — published 1960
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 20,498 ratings — published 2018
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,914,409 ratings — published 1953
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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 — 11,611,189 ratings — published 1997
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A History of Reading A History of Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 5,562 ratings — published 1996
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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 2,274 ratings — published 1995
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84, Charing Cross Road 84, Charing Cross Road (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 96,048 ratings — published 1970
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,486,311 ratings — published 1915
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 14,174 ratings — published 2011
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Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 5,629 ratings — published 2018
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Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.48 — 7,473 ratings — published 2011
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,951,945 ratings — published 1818
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,661,957 ratings — published 1988
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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 — 4,261,293 ratings — published 1947
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,115,591 ratings — published 1932
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,680,202 ratings — published 1945
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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 — 1,343,120 ratings — published 1952
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,802,998 ratings — published 2012
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,501,634 ratings — published 2005
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,770,618 ratings — published 2001
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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 — 2,897,803 ratings — published 2011
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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 — 10,097,284 ratings — published 2008
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 14,557 ratings — published 1998
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My Reading Life My Reading Life (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.95 — 8,369 ratings — published 2010
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The Littlest Library The Littlest Library (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 12,767 ratings — published 2021
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റാം C/O ആനന്ദി [RAM C/O ANANDHI] റാം C/O ആനന്ദി [RAM C/O ANANDHI] (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 3,400 ratings — published 2020
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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library What You Are Looking for Is in the Library (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 130,549 ratings — published 2020
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El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 26,938 ratings — published 2019
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,364,194 ratings — published 2018
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The Reading List The Reading List (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 138,219 ratings — published 2021
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Klara and the Sun Klara and the Sun (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 450,738 ratings — published 2021
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 2,025,272 ratings — published 2014
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Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
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avg rating 4.60 — 375,038 ratings — published 2017
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The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 355,755 ratings — published 1898
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Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 6,059 ratings — published 2017
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Why Read the Classics? Why Read the Classics? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 3,442 ratings — published 1991
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How to Read and Why How to Read and Why (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 3,910 ratings — published 2000
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One for the Books One for the Books (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.56 — 1,456 ratings — published 2012
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My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 4,541 ratings — published 2017
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Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,708 ratings — published 1997
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How to Read a Story How to Read a Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,893 ratings — published 2015
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,541,061 ratings — published 1943
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Watchmen Watchmen (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 600,692 ratings — published 1987
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,118,006 ratings — published 1866
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,953,283 ratings — published 1951
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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avg rating 4.24 — 3,190,956 ratings — published 1950
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Henry Miller
“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. Like money, books must be kept in constant circulation... A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold.”
Henry Miller, The Books in My Life

Michel Houellebecq
“An entire life spent reading would have fulfilled my every desire; I already knew that at the age of seven. The texture of the world is painful, inadequate; unalterable, or so it seems to me. Really, I believe that an entire life spent reading would have suited me best. Such a life has not been granted me...”
Michel Houellebecq, Whatever

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