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Tampa Tampa (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.33 — 64,046 ratings — published 2013
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 5,820,828 ratings — published 1949
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.58 — 632,700 ratings — published 2018
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Crash Crash (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 34,929 ratings — published 1973
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 275,911 ratings — published 1980
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The Lacuna The Lacuna (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 76,980 ratings — published 2009
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Story of the Eye Story of the Eye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 27,139 ratings — published 1928
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 287,492 ratings — published 1973
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 390,722 ratings — published 1971
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,585,837 ratings — published 1985
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 667,717 ratings — published 1996
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 1,048,903 ratings — published 2017
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The Wasp Factory The Wasp Factory (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 116,381 ratings — published 1984
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 120,992 ratings — published 2010
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,168,302 ratings — published 1932
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The Giver (Giver, #1) The Giver (Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,919,709 ratings — published 1993
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,857,465 ratings — published 1945
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,536,558 ratings — published 1969
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 169,949 ratings — published 2020
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Dream Story Dream Story (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 23,915 ratings — published 1926
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 3,337,022 ratings — published 1954
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Gulab Gulab (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.93 — 84 ratings — published
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The Message The Message (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 46,537 ratings — published 2024
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 80,463 ratings — published 1968
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Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 64,402 ratings — published 2020
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 83,747 ratings — published 1995
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 114,885 ratings — published 2017
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.39 — 388,320 ratings — published 1986
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 499,264 ratings — published 2017
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 472,677 ratings — published 2007
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Piercing Piercing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 22,492 ratings — published 1994
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The Cement Garden The Cement Garden (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.53 — 37,196 ratings — published 1978
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
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avg rating 3.43 — 379,927 ratings — published 2019
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 857,017 ratings — published 2016
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The Palace of Dreams The Palace of Dreams (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 7,250 ratings — published 1981
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We Sold Our Souls We Sold Our Souls (ebook)
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avg rating 3.69 — 35,935 ratings — published 2018
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The Power The Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 261,016 ratings — published 2016
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Her Body and Other Parties Her Body and Other Parties (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 111,044 ratings — published 2017
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Notes of a Native Son Notes of a Native Son (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 26,074 ratings — published 1955
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Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 7,611 ratings — published 2017
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The Secret History of Twin Peaks The Secret History of Twin Peaks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 12,500 ratings — published 2016
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Guide Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,269 ratings — published 1997
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 143,245 ratings — published 1928
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Little Red Little Red (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,437 ratings — published 2016
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Damned (Damned, #1) Damned (Damned, #1)
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avg rating 3.41 — 59,972 ratings — published 2011
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 25,842 ratings — published 1988
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 77,129 ratings — published 1995
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Queer Queer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.47 — 25,860 ratings — published 1985
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.87 — 985,801 ratings — published 1955
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The Monk The Monk (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 37,393 ratings — published 1796
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Carla H. Krueger
“Men circle like bees around honey, buzzing to communicate their sexual despair.”
― Carla H Krueger, From the Horse’s Mouth

Carla H. Krueger
“He’s in a side room alone with her and it’s far too fucking hot.”
― Carla H Krueger, From the Horse’s Mouth

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