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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 366,157 ratings — published 1892
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 274 times as short)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,616,875 ratings — published 1945
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 268 times as short)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,430,514 ratings — published 1942
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 256 times as short)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,457,216 ratings — published 1915
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Small Things Like These Small Things Like These (Hardcover)
by (shelved 218 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 463,342 ratings — published 2021
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,510,848 ratings — published 1943
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as short)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,327,745 ratings — published 1952
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 211 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,864,125 ratings — published 1937
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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avg rating 4.11 — 379,380 ratings — published 2017
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as short)
avg rating 4.14 — 230,765 ratings — published 1886
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 200 times as short)
avg rating 3.91 — 301,169 ratings — published 1962
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 199 times as short)
avg rating 3.67 — 382,425 ratings — published 2016
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as short)
avg rating 4.07 — 369,407 ratings — published 1848
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 161 times as short)
avg rating 4.21 — 191,286 ratings — published 2021
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Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as short)
avg rating 4.34 — 263,167 ratings — published 1956
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as short)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,616,756 ratings — published 1988
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 150 times as short)
avg rating 3.83 — 346,897 ratings — published 2019
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as short)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,875,734 ratings — published 1953
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,973,807 ratings — published 1925
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Foster Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as short)
avg rating 4.30 — 174,295 ratings — published 2010
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The Lottery The Lottery (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as short)
avg rating 4.04 — 111,454 ratings — published 1948
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 135 times as short)
avg rating 4.39 — 333,580 ratings — published 2012
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as short)
avg rating 4.22 — 265,980 ratings — published 1929
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 525,779 ratings — published 1995
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as short)
avg rating 3.83 — 673,062 ratings — published 1886
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as short)
avg rating 4.17 — 236,656 ratings — published 1864
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (Library Binding)
by (shelved 118 times as short)
avg rating 4.37 — 54,388 ratings — published 1973
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as short)
avg rating 3.87 — 206,208 ratings — published 1872
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A Short Stay in Hell A Short Stay in Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as short)
avg rating 4.15 — 70,137 ratings — published 2011
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The Tell-Tale Heart The Tell-Tale Heart (Library Binding)
by (shelved 103 times as short)
avg rating 4.24 — 126,338 ratings — published 1843
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as short)
avg rating 3.65 — 400,429 ratings — published 2007
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 886,316 ratings — published 1922
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as short)
avg rating 4.09 — 946,419 ratings — published 1843
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Galatea Galatea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 99 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 126,097 ratings — published 2013
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Chess Story Chess Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as short)
avg rating 4.26 — 177,752 ratings — published 1942
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Open Water Open Water (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as short)
avg rating 3.99 — 90,631 ratings — published 2021
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 97 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 46,016 ratings — published 2020
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The Grownup The Grownup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as short)
avg rating 3.55 — 155,171 ratings — published 2014
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Interpreter of Maladies Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as short)
avg rating 4.18 — 207,398 ratings — published 1999
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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avg rating 3.65 — 714,025 ratings — published 2015
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,227,862 ratings — published 1954
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,374,594 ratings — published 1956
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The Pearl The Pearl (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.57 — 275,786 ratings — published 1947
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The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3) The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)
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avg rating 4.30 — 37,460 ratings — published 2022
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The Time Machine The Time Machine (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 569,248 ratings — published 1895
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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
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avg rating 3.84 — 81,185 ratings — published 2015
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The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 4.17 — 408,472 ratings — published 1895
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 3.85 — 252,995 ratings — published 1958
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 65,832 ratings — published 1979
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 4.25 — 219,624 ratings — published 2018
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