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Matilda

Matilda

Roald Dahl

4.62 (13)

It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers.

#85
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9,558
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The Thornbirds

The Thornbirds

Colleen McCullough

5.0 (2)

On December 8th, 1915, Meggie Cleary had her fourth birthday.

#185
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4,108
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Agatha Christie

4.0 (5)

Mrs Ferrars died on the night of the 16th-17th September—a Thursday.

#241
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2,774
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Good Night, Mr. Tom

Good Night, Mr. Tom

Michelle Magorian

5.0 (1)

"Yes," said Tom bluntly, on opening the door. "What d'you want?"

#348
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1,572
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Nadja

Nadja

André Breton

4.0 (1)

Who am I?

#557
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422
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King Lear

King Lear

William Shakespeare

4.4 (5)

I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall.

#122
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6,726
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The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

Booth Tarkington

3.5 (2)

Major Amberson had "made a fortune" in 1873, when other people were losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then. 

#448
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892
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Othello

Othello

William Shakespeare

4.43 (6)

Never tell me; I take it much unkindly That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this.

#97
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8,685
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Aurélien

Aurélien

Louis Aragon

0.0 (0)

La première fois qu'Aurélien vit Bérénice, il la trouva franchement laide.

#592
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316
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Haruki Murakami

4.4 (5)

The elevator continued its impossibly slow ascent.

#423
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1,023
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