Books That Make You Think

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1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,039 ratings
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,253 ratings
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Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,679 ratings
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,784 ratings
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,958 ratings
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,711 ratings
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The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree 4.38 avg rating — 1,209,816 ratings
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven 4.01 avg rating — 781,674 ratings
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,594 ratings
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating — 27,262 ratings
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,340 ratings
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The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,449 ratings
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She Who Rose From Ashes
She Who Rose From Ashes 4.49 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Reveries of the Solitary Walker 3.61 avg rating — 7,318 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 — 1,263,423 ratings
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,940 ratings
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Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,823 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 — 3,059,481 ratings
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Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,658 ratings
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Maya of the In-between (Maya Rising, #1)
Maya of the In-between (Maya Rising, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 182 ratings
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A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,957 ratings
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,453 ratings
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Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,778 ratings
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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,056 ratings
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Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,409 ratings
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The Firm
The Firm 4.06 avg rating — 634,766 ratings
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The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,250 ratings
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Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 150,007 ratings
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Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating — 164,326 ratings
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Anthem
Anthem
by: Ayn Rand
3.61 avg rating — 164,231 ratings
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Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,477 ratings
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 445,066 ratings
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The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,505 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,760 ratings
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie 4.10 avg rating — 274,173 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,012,336 ratings
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Don't Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times
Don't Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times 3.68 avg rating — 633 ratings
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The Tax Inspector
The Tax Inspector 3.52 avg rating — 1,409 ratings
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Winnie-The-Pooh: The Tao of Pooh & the Te of Piglet
Winnie-The-Pooh: The Tao of Pooh & the Te of Piglet 4.13 avg rating — 13,719 ratings
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,086 ratings
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Maya of the New World (Maya Rising, #2)
Maya of the New World (Maya Rising, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power 4.10 avg rating — 210,240 ratings
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Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 29,103 ratings
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Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,373 ratings
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 3.75 avg rating — 206,251 ratings
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The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1)
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 64,466 ratings
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Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating — 152,920 ratings
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Outliers: The Story of Success 4.19 avg rating — 845,839 ratings
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,395 ratings
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Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,720 ratings
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 423,063 ratings
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,804 ratings
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference 4.01 avg rating — 844,293 ratings
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Streams of Babel (Streams of Babel, #1)
Streams of Babel (Streams of Babel, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,016 ratings
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Chalk White Inoccent
Chalk White Inoccent really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Escaping the Chrysalis: Introduction to Gestalt Techniques for Self-Esteem Transformation
Escaping the Chrysalis: Introduction to Gestalt Techniques for Self-Esteem Transformation 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Tranquility
Tranquility 4.28 avg rating — 71 ratings
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The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,377 ratings
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The Immoralist
The Immoralist 3.55 avg rating — 13,271 ratings
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Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better
Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better 3.94 avg rating — 2,484 ratings
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The Makings of a Fatherless Child
The Makings of a Fatherless Child 3.97 avg rating — 89 ratings
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The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 603 ratings
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The Fundamentals of Long Distance Relationship: Things You Need to Know About Long Distance Relationships (LDR) and Tips How to Make it Work
The Fundamentals of Long Distance Relationship: Things You Need to Know About Long Distance Relationships (LDR) and Tips How to Make it Work 4.49 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Oranges at Christmas in a Communist Country: A Memoir
Oranges at Christmas in a Communist Country: A Memoir really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Enchanting Love (E Love Series Book 2)
Enchanting Love (E Love Series Book 2) 4.61 avg rating — 36 ratings
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POQUITO: UNPACKING THE MEMORY JAR
POQUITO: UNPACKING THE MEMORY JAR 4.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Justified: The Story Of Caterrious Mitchell
Justified: The Story Of Caterrious Mitchell
by: Thomas J.
4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Maya of the In-between (Maya Rising #1)
Maya of the In-between (Maya Rising #1) 4.36 avg rating — 182 ratings
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 4.34 avg rating — 1,201,903 ratings
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Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior 4.15 avg rating — 13,231 ratings
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Now You See the Sky
Now You See the Sky 4.32 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Fire Will Fall (Streams of Babel, #2)
Fire Will Fall (Streams of Babel, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 490 ratings
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The Island of the Day Before
The Island of the Day Before 3.49 avg rating — 16,142 ratings
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Yes Man
Yes Man 4.08 avg rating — 10,442 ratings
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,839 ratings
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The Man-Eater of Malgudi
The Man-Eater of Malgudi 3.84 avg rating — 3,412 ratings
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Entwined
Entwined 4.85 avg rating — 52 ratings
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The Forsaken (Children of Cain, #1)
The Forsaken (Children of Cain, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 116 ratings
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The Rose and the Sword (The Veritas Chronicles, #2)
The Rose and the Sword (The Veritas Chronicles, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Between Two banks
Between Two banks liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Forty Rules of Love
The Forty Rules of Love 4.12 avg rating — 196,700 ratings
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Foucault’s Pendulum
Foucault’s Pendulum 3.91 avg rating — 73,678 ratings
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Moondust
Moondust 4.05 avg rating — 3,289 ratings
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Hangsaman
Hangsaman 3.77 avg rating — 10,888 ratings
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The Offspring (The Thirteen Tribes of Cain, #2)
The Offspring (The Thirteen Tribes of Cain, #2) 4.92 avg rating — 37 ratings
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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) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,135 ratings
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A Family Madness
A Family Madness 3.28 avg rating — 176 ratings
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Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating — 74,557 ratings
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The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,374 ratings
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Into That Forest
Into That Forest 3.82 avg rating — 1,660 ratings
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Notes to Myself
Notes to Myself 4.05 avg rating — 4,079 ratings
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Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity
Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity 4.15 avg rating — 7,069 ratings
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,230 ratings
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The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum 3.95 avg rating — 45,959 ratings
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The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,479 ratings
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Power and Influence
Power and Influence 3.91 avg rating — 138 ratings
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I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,540 ratings
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Generals Die in Bed
Generals Die in Bed 3.82 avg rating — 1,632 ratings
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Bless the Beasts and Children
Bless the Beasts and Children 3.63 avg rating — 2,171 ratings
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,406 ratings
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