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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as story)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,609,362 ratings — published 1988
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as story)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,507,643 ratings — published 1943
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as story)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,610,224 ratings — published 1945
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as story)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,504,215 ratings — published 1997
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as story)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,532,539 ratings — published 1948
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as story)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,453,767 ratings — published 1915
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as story)
avg rating 4.39 — 392,435 ratings — published 1880
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as story)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,097,556 ratings — published 1866
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as story)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,967,814 ratings — published 1925
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as story)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,853,233 ratings — published 1813
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as story)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,537,769 ratings — published 2003
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as story)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,519,106 ratings — published 2003
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as story)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,753,312 ratings — published 2007
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as story)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,939,360 ratings — published 1960
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as story)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,919,397 ratings — published 1951
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as story)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,326,135 ratings — published 1952
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as story)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,995,817 ratings — published 2008
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as story)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,761,046 ratings — published 2001
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as story)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,760,495 ratings — published 2012
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 30 times as story)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,230,023 ratings — published 2000
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as story)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,114,872 ratings — published 1967
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as story)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,627 ratings — published 1997
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 30 times as story)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,534,543 ratings — published 1998
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as story)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,094,322 ratings — published 1932
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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as story)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,263 ratings — published 2007
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as story)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,427,299 ratings — published 1942
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as story)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,489,796 ratings — published 1937
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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 27 times as story)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,029,132 ratings — published 1979
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as story)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,902,133 ratings — published 2005
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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)
by (shelved 27 times as story)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,823,925 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as story)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,889,308 ratings — published 1999
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as story)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,997,448 ratings — published 2014
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as story)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,861,221 ratings — published 1937
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 26 times as story)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,137,310 ratings — published 2007
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 25 times as story)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,863,263 ratings — published 2003
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as story)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,643,295 ratings — published 1965
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as story)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,303,491 ratings — published 2011
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as story)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,034,873 ratings — published 1844
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Just After Sunset Just After Sunset (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as story)
avg rating 3.88 — 60,867 ratings — published 2008
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as story)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,176,572 ratings — published 1954
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as story)
avg rating 4.21 — 220,592 ratings — published 1869
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as story)
avg rating 3.89 — 278,555 ratings — published 1869
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as story)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,204,609 ratings — published -800
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as story)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,224,955 ratings — published 1954
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as story)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,505,884 ratings — published 2020
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as story)
avg rating 3.86 — 274,350 ratings — published 1970
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as story)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,169,566 ratings — published 2017
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as story)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,906,601 ratings — published 1890
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as story)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,871,705 ratings — published 1953
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as story)
avg rating 4.21 — 847,849 ratings — published 1862
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Star-Crossed Lovers
165 books — 154 voters
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Arundhati Roy
“It is after all so easy to shatter a story. To break a chain of thought. To ruin a fragment of a dream being carried around carefully like a piece of porcelain. To let it be, to travel with it, as Velutha did, is much the harder thing to do.”
Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

Douglas Pagels
“Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.”
Douglas Pagels

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