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by Amos Oz
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A failing marriage unravels amidst the stifling heat and unspoken tensions of Jerusalem, revealing the quiet desperation and lingering regrets of two souls adrift.
by Marquis de Sade
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Four wealthy libertines imprison 16 victims in an isolated castle for 120 days, unleashing an escalating orgy of meticulously cataloged and unspeakable depravity to plumb the darkest depths of human cruelty and sexual excess.
by Lauren Hammond
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A tormented young woman, confined to an asylum after a tragic event, uncovers a dark conspiracy that forces her to question the very nature of her love and sanity.
by Rae Carson
3.9(2,998)
Emperor Palpatine returns, and Rey, Finn, and Poe race against Kylo Ren to find ancient Sith secrets and start the final rebellion that will decide the Skywalker legacy.
by Tess Uriza Holthe
4.0(2,996)
In a World War II cellar, as bombs fall, a Filipino family fights despair with ancestral stories, weaving together myth, history, and the supernatural to keep hope alive against Japanese occupation.
by William H. Gass
4.0(2,993)
Gass explores the ordinary and the unsettling in the American Midwest, turning everyday lives into a vivid, disturbing blend of language and longing.
by Ciara Smyth
4.0(2,993)
A cynical teen who's sworn off love because her mother has early-onset dementia agrees to a summer of rom-com dates with a charming girl, only to find that fake montages can lead to real feelings.
by Marcus Sedgwick
3.6(2,991)
Between Christmas and New Year's, a desperate magician, his servant, and an orphan explore moonlit death fields and a subterranean city to escape a demonic pact before alchemy and sorcery claim his soul.
by Ted Dekker
3.9(2,990)
As a devastating storm hits Summerville, a recovering cult survivor is trapped with four strangers, one of whom might be the vengeful killer Red, who holds a dark secret that could destroy the entire town.
by Sayo Masuda
3.9(2,984)
Sayo Masuda's direct memoir reveals the harsh realities of forced labor and sex work within the geisha system, offering a clear contrast to romanticized portrayals and showing a lifelong struggle for survival and truth in wartime Japan.
by Gordon Korman
4.1(2,979)
With their faces plastered across every screen, fugitive siblings Aiden and Meg must evade not just the FBI and the relentless Hairless Joe, but an entire nation, as they desperately race to uncover the truth that could free their wrongly imprisoned parents.
by Erica Stevens
4.0(2,979)
A vampire prince, scarred by war, finds his new peace threatened by a human woman whose quiet town holds secrets that could either save or destroy them both.
by Holly Jacobs
3.9(2,979)
A reclusive artist processes her past through tapestries and weekly 'one things' with a kind bartender, finding unexpected comfort and a chance at love as they reveal their shared heartaches.
by Ron Currie Jr.
3.8(2,976)
After God dies as a Dinka woman in Darfur, humanity faces chaos, worshipping children, fighting over free will, and grappling with its unchanged flaws.
by Richard Wagamese
4.3(2,973)
Four homeless friends, united by the magic of cinema and a winning lottery ticket, embark on a poignant journey to reclaim their pasts and redefine 'home' with the help of an unlikely journalist.
by Rebecca Donovan
4.6(2,973)
A high schooler, silently enduring abuse, finds love that helps her confront her past, even as new secrets and old heartaches threaten her fragile hope.
by Enid Blyton
4.1(2,972)
During a foggy Christmas, the Five Find-Outers uncover a secret room in a deserted house, leading Fatty into a perilous trap with wanted criminals and Mr. Goon into a dusty cellar, all while deciphering hidden messages to solve a new mystery.
by Albert Camus
4.1(2,971)
In a sun-drenched, indifferent world, a man's impulsive murder thrusts him into an absurd legal dance, stripping away societal connection until he embraces the 'benign indifference of the universe' from his prison cell.
by Janella Angeles
3.8(2,967)
In a cutthroat magical competition held in a city of ice and ruin, a determined showgirl, a mysterious club owner, and a brooding judge must uncover dark secrets as rival magicians disappear, threatening to expose their pasts and claim their lives.
by Paulo Coelho
3.6(2,966)
A young Andalusian shepherd, guided by omens and an alchemist, journeys across the desert to the Egyptian pyramids, seeking treasure and his unique purpose.
by Dan Simmons
3.5(2,964)
Overwhelmed by all human thought, a telepathic man flees across the country after his wife, his only mental shield, starts to die, forcing him to face his own fracturing mind, a murder, and the nature of existence.
by Marian Engel
3.5(2,964)
A lonely archivist's field assignment to a remote island library takes a bizarre turn when she discovers an unexpected, primal connection with its only other inhabitant: a bear.
by Dana Spiotta
3.6(2,962)
After a Vietnam War protest bombing goes wrong, two young lovers are separated, their radical past haunting their lives for decades.
by John Barrowman
4.0(2,961)
John Barrowman's memoir traces his life from a childhood move across the Atlantic to West End stardom and 'Torchwood' fame, chronicling his journey of self-discovery, professional success, and finding love, all while in the public eye.