Books that left you happy--and depressed because hardly another book lived up to it

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,010,013 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,596,514 ratings
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The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,432 ratings
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,949 ratings
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The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,613 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,897 ratings
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The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,843,121 ratings
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,594,492 ratings
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,129 ratings
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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,098 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,012,705 ratings
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Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,950 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,474 ratings
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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) 4.50 avg rating — 3,691,656 ratings
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,721 ratings
16.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,634,182 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,070,153 ratings
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 794,039 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,678,486 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,949 ratings
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The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,983 ratings
22.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,508 ratings
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,867 ratings
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1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,477 ratings
25.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,578 ratings
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,127,202 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,066,094 ratings
28.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,811 ratings
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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) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,715 ratings
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 1,115,192 ratings
31.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,335 ratings
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 1,004,677 ratings
33.
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3) 4.54 avg rating — 716,578 ratings
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A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,468 ratings
35.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,024 ratings
36.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,633 ratings
37.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,215 ratings
38.
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 673,587 ratings
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,674,295 ratings
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,812 ratings
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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,664 ratings
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,733 ratings
43.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,977 ratings
44.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,475 ratings
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 4.20 avg rating — 1,154,313 ratings
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,987 ratings
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,985 ratings
48.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,622 ratings
49.
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,711 ratings
50.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,922 ratings
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 920,002 ratings
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Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,326 ratings
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The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,089 ratings
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City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 1,003,397 ratings
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Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)
Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)
by: Garth Nix
4.29 avg rating — 122,802 ratings
55.
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 378,099 ratings
57.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,333,200 ratings
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Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,376 ratings
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,696 ratings
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,474 ratings
61.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,704 ratings
62.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,738 ratings
63.
Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6)
Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) 4.37 avg rating — 297,257 ratings
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The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)
The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 923,988 ratings
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Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5)
Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5) 4.32 avg rating — 305,016 ratings
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American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,857 ratings
67.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,399 ratings
68.
The Truth About Forever
The Truth About Forever 4.12 avg rating — 225,616 ratings
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Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,263 ratings
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City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 981,261 ratings
71.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,961 ratings
72.
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 493,509 ratings
73.
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 604,432 ratings
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My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,913 ratings
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Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2)
Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 368,755 ratings
76.
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4)
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 324,266 ratings
77.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,564 ratings
78.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,537 ratings
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The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso 4.08 avg rating — 167,124 ratings
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The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,860 ratings
81.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,189 ratings
82.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,397 ratings
83.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,998 ratings
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,449 ratings
85.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 624,041 ratings
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The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,421 ratings
87.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,701 ratings
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The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,439 ratings
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Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,915 ratings
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,358 ratings
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,926 ratings
91.
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie 3.74 avg rating — 141,063 ratings
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Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3)
Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3) 4.49 avg rating — 86,434 ratings
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
Truly, Madly, Deeply 3.58 avg rating — 1,555 ratings
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An Invisible Thread
An Invisible Thread 4.06 avg rating — 47,487 ratings
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things 3.98 avg rating — 197,187 ratings
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She’s Come Undone
She’s Come Undone 3.91 avg rating — 357,278 ratings
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,931 ratings
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,109 ratings
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Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,203 ratings
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