The Bell Jar
By: Sylvia Plath
4.06
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented…
Want to Read $ 15.49"I woke to the sound of rain."-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
"I woke to the sound of rain."-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
"I wanted to be where nobody I knew could ever come."-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
"I wanted to be where nobody I knew could ever come."-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
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1. Wuthering Heights
By: Emily Brontë , Richard J. Dunn
3.89
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
You can find the redesigned cover of this edition HERE. At the centre of this novel is the passi… read more
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- literature
- novels
- fiction
"Terror made me cruel . . ."-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
"He’s more myself than I am"-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
"She burned too bright for this world."-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
"Honest people don't hide their deeds."-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
2. The Stranger
By: Albert Camus , Matthew Ward , Stuart Gilbert , None
4.02
Format: 123 pages, Paperback
Published in 1942 by French author Albert Camus, The Stranger has long been considered a classic of… read more
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- literature
- literary fiction
- fiction
- novels
"It is better to burn than to disappear."-Albert Camus, The Stranger
"Everything is true, and nothing is true!"-Albert Camus, The Stranger
"After awhile you could get used to anything."-Albert Camus, The Stranger
"To stay or to go, it amounted to the same thing."-Albert Camus, The Stranger
3. The Virgin Suicides
By: Jeffrey Eugenides
3.79
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
The shocking thing about the girls was how nearly normal they seemed when their mother let them out… read more
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- literary fiction
- literature
- mental health
- fiction
- novels
- adult
"She was the still point in the turning world."-Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides
"During a warm winter rain ... the basins of her collarbones collected water."-Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides
"In the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life."-Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides
"Aloft, he looked frail, diseased, and temperamental, as we expected a European to look."-Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides
4. White Nights
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.06
Format: 82 pages, Paperback
White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was published in 1848. Set in St. Petersbur… read more
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- literature
- novels
- fiction
"E ti chiedi: “Dove sono i tuoi sogni?"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
"Oh, how unbearable is a happy person sometimes!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
"Kalbim içimde konuşurken ben susmayı beceremem."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
"But how could you live and have no story to tell?"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
5. The Catcher in the Rye
By: J.D. Salinger
3.80
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school... Fleei… read more
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- literature
- novels
- fiction
"Sleep tight, ya morons!"-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
"People never notice anything."-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
"Mothers are all slightly insane."-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
"But I'm Crazy. I swear to God I am."-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
6. Giovanni’s Room
By: James Baldwin
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Set in the contemporary Paris of American expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds h… read more
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- literature
- literary fiction
- fiction
- novels
"Nobody can stay in the Garden of Eden."-James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
"Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition."-James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
"...for nothing is more unbearable, once one has it, than freedom."-James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
"I loved her as much as ever and I still did not know how much that was."-James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
7. The Bell Jar
By: Sylvia Plath
4.06
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented… read more
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- poetry
- literary fiction
- literature
- feminism
- psychology
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- novels
- adult
"I woke to the sound of rain."-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
"I wanted to be where nobody I knew could ever come."-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
"When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn't know."-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
"I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow."-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
8. The Secret History
By: Donna Tartt
4.17
Format: 559 pages, Paperback
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits a… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- novels
"It's a terrible thing, what we did,"-Donna Tartt, The Secret History
"How quickly he fell; how soon it was over."-Donna Tartt, The Secret History
"Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones I did not."-Donna Tartt, The Secret History
"I suppose the shock of recognition is one of the nastiest shocks of all."-Donna Tartt, The Secret History
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
By: Stephen Chbosky
4.23
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see wha… read more
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- novels
- fiction
- mental health
"We accept the love we think we deserve."-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
"It’s much easier not to know things sometimes."-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
"I would die for you. But I won't live for you."-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
10. The Metamorphosis
By: Franz Kafka , Stanley Corngold
3.88
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0553213695 / 9780553213690 "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning fr… read more
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- literature
- novels
- fiction
"Oh, God"-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"I only fear danger where I want to fear it."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"What's happened to me,' he thought. It was no dream."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"It was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
11. A Little Life
By: Hanya Yanagihara
4.58
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're… read more
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12. Lolita
By: Vladimir Nabokov , Craig Raine
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141182537. Humbert Humbert - scholar, aest… read more
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- literary fiction
- literature
- fiction
- novels
- adult
"There was no Lo to behold."-Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
"My little cup brims with tiddles."-Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
"Don't touch me; I'll die if you touch me."-Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
"Because you took advantage of my disadvantage."-Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
13. Girl, Interrupted
By: Susanna Kaysen
3.37
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
"Searing . . . captures an exquisite range of self-awareness between madness and insight." First pu… read more
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14. I Who Have Never Known Men
By: Ros Schwartz , Jacqueline Harpman
4.22
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
"As far back as I can recall, I have been in the bunker." A young woman is kept in a cage underg… read more
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- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- novels
- adult
"Survival is never more than putting off the moment of death."-Ros Schwartz, I Who Have Never Known Men
"I thought it was unfair, and then I understood that, alone and terrified, anger was my only weapon against the horror"-Ros Schwartz, I Who Have Never Known Men
"Look at them. They’re pretending, they behave as though they still have some control over their lives and make momentous decisions about which vegetable to cook first."-Ros Schwartz, I Who Have Never Known Men
"Only now, I tell myself that what I'd felt for her, the trust that slowly built up, the constant preference for her company and the joy each time I was reunited with her after an expedition were prob…"-Ros Schwartz, I Who Have Never Known Men
15. Just Kids
By: Patti Smith
4.21
Format: 262 pages, Hardcover
In Just Kids, Patti Smith's first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-befor… read more
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- poetry
"There's always new stuff, that's for sure."-Patti Smith, Just Kids
"Who can know the heart of youth but youth itself?"-Patti Smith, Just Kids
"I knew he didn't love me, but I adored him anyway."-Patti Smith, Just Kids
"Christ was a man worthy to rebel against, for he was rebellion itself."-Patti Smith, Just Kids
16. The Picture of Dorian Gray
By: Oscar Wilde
4.13
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth… read more
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- literature
- novels
- fiction
"To define is to limit."-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
"All art is quite useless."-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror."-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
"What fire does not destroy, it hardens"-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
17. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
3.87
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780143131847. Mary Shelley's seminal novel of t… read more
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- literature
- novels
- fiction
"I am malicious because I am miserable"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"One wondering thought pollutes the day"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"I looked upon the sea, it was to be my grave"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
18. Bunny
By: Mona Awad
3.50
Format: 305 pages, Paperback
We were just these innocent girls in the night trying to make something beautiful. We nearly died. … read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
"The pink pony inside me weeps softly."-Mona Awad, Bunny
"Oh, Bunny, I love you. I love you, Bunny."-Mona Awad, Bunny
"We think of it as art meets life, Bunny. We’re putting art into the world."-Mona Awad, Bunny
"Because life is shorter than we are, she says, so why beat around the bush?"-Mona Awad, Bunny
19. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
By: Ottessa Moshfegh
3.63
Format: 289 pages, Paperback
From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman’s efforts… read more
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- literary fiction
- mental health
- fiction
- novels
- adult
"What next? I couldn't imagine."-Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation
"I wasn't an insomniac, but I was miserable."-Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation
"Life was repetitive, resonated at a low hum."-Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation
"I just wanted to sleep all the time. I had a plan."-Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation
20. Normal People
By: Sally Rooney
3.81
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- novels
"People are a lot more knowable than they think they are."-Sally Rooney, Normal People
"I'm not a religious person but I do sometimes think God made you for me."-Sally Rooney, Normal People
"No. I was frustrated sometimes but not lonely. I never feel lonely when I'm with you."-Sally Rooney, Normal People
"Most people go through their whole lives, without ever really feeling that close with anyone."-Sally Rooney, Normal People
21. Cleopatra and Frankenstein
By: Coco Mellors
3.74
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends, an addictive, humorous, and poignant d… read more
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- literary fiction
- mental health
- fiction
- novels
- adult
"And you’re in love?"-Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein
"People are like this too, you know,"-Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein
"When the darkest part of you meets the darkest part of me, it creates light."-Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein
"Cleo and Frank could not make each other happy, no matter how hard they’d tried."-Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein
