Realism Books

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Madame Bovary Madame Bovary (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as realism)
avg rating 3.71 — 376,401 ratings — published 1856
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as realism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,088,523 ratings — published 1866
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as realism)
avg rating 4.10 — 935,347 ratings — published 1878
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as realism)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,905,901 ratings — published 1951
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as realism)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,847,906 ratings — published 1937
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as realism)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,108,071 ratings — published 1967
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as realism)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,940,946 ratings — published 1925
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as realism)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,742,080 ratings — published 2012
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as realism)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,911,440 ratings — published 1960
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as realism)
avg rating 4.39 — 389,022 ratings — published 1880
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Père Goriot Père Goriot (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as realism)
avg rating 3.85 — 67,185 ratings — published 1835
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)
by (shelved 49 times as realism)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,339,151 ratings — published 1885
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as realism)
avg rating 4.03 — 997,467 ratings — published 1939
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as realism)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,826,728 ratings — published 1813
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Great Expectations Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as realism)
avg rating 3.80 — 876,376 ratings — published 1861
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as realism)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,505,612 ratings — published 2003
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as realism)
avg rating 4.21 — 218,853 ratings — published 1869
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as realism)
avg rating 4.17 — 367,065 ratings — published 1869
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as realism)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,008,481 ratings — published 1999
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Middlemarch Middlemarch (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as realism)
avg rating 4.04 — 179,783 ratings — published 1872
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as realism)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,752,878 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 34 times as realism)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,669,059 ratings — published 2005
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as realism)
avg rating 4.14 — 226,578 ratings — published 1886
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as realism)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,880,514 ratings — published 2018
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The Red and the Black The Red and the Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as realism)
avg rating 3.86 — 83,934 ratings — published 1830
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Fathers and Sons Fathers and Sons (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as realism)
avg rating 4.00 — 101,771 ratings — published 1862
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as realism)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,413,172 ratings — published 1942
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as realism)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,470,266 ratings — published 1868
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as realism)
avg rating 3.67 — 7,336,049 ratings — published 2005
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as realism)
avg rating 4.21 — 845,701 ratings — published 1862
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as realism)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,458,309 ratings — published 1997
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as realism)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,601,142 ratings — published 2003
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as realism)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,015,131 ratings — published 2017
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The Portrait of a Lady The Portrait of a Lady (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as realism)
avg rating 3.80 — 85,292 ratings — published 1881
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as realism)
avg rating 4.12 — 551,183 ratings — published 2002
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as realism)
avg rating 4.17 — 232,064 ratings — published 1864
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as realism)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,890,023 ratings — published 2005
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Fangirl Fangirl (ebook)
by (shelved 25 times as realism)
avg rating 3.93 — 781,663 ratings — published 2013
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A Doll's House A Doll's House (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as realism)
avg rating 3.77 — 164,844 ratings — published 1879
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as realism)
avg rating 4.28 — 936,125 ratings — published 2015
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as realism)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,021,717 ratings — published 1876
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Oliver Twist Oliver Twist (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as realism)
avg rating 3.88 — 428,961 ratings — published 1838
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The House of the Spirits The House of the Spirits (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as realism)
avg rating 4.30 — 321,814 ratings — published 1982
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as realism)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,087,496 ratings — published 1847
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as realism)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,261,974 ratings — published 2012
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as realism)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,037,936 ratings — published 1992
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as realism)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,319,094 ratings — published 1952
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Eugénie Grandet Eugénie Grandet (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as realism)
avg rating 3.79 — 25,936 ratings — published 1833
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as realism)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,332,652 ratings — published 1847
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as realism)
avg rating 3.87 — 949,241 ratings — published 1955
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Shannon L. Alder
“The true definition of mental illness is when the majority of your time is spent in the past or future, but rarely living in the realism of NOW.”
Shannon L. Alder

Sarah Caudwell
“...it seems to us that the readers who want fiction to be like life are considerably outnumbered by those who would like life to be like fiction.”
Sarah Caudwell, The Sirens Sang of Murder

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