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by Jonathan Larson
4.2(10,834)
In 1990s East Village, a year of love, loss, and the fight against AIDS connects a group of struggling artists, their lives set to a rock score.
by Barbara Kingsolver
4.0(10,833)
Barbara Kingsolver, with the sharp eyes of a scientist and the lyrical voice of a poet, navigates family, community, and the natural world, all while relocating a desert tortoise named Buddy from Tucson to the Kentucky mountains.
by Nien Cheng
4.3(10,821)
Imprisoned for over six years during China's Cultural Revolution, Nien Cheng's memoir recounts her solitary confinement, resistance, and quest for justice amid national chaos and ideological fanaticism.
by Jan Karon
4.2(10,818)
A retired Episcopal priest, Father Tim, returns to his Mississippi birthplace after receiving a mysterious note, uncovering long-held family secrets and finding new connections that change his idea of 'home'.
by Salman Rushdie
3.8(10,801)
When reality breaks apart, a photographer tells the grand love story of a vanished rock star and her musical partner, a love like the Orpheus legend set against East-meets-West conflicts and a world literally coming undone.
by Kayla Rae Whitaker
4.0(10,790)
Two animators, bonded by their working-class past and artistic drive, find their decade-long partnership and friendship strained when their successful film, based on one's traumatic past, forces them to confront the real cost of their creative bond.
by Blake Crouch
4.0(10,762)
A kidnapped physicist wakes up in an alternate life where his family never existed and he's a celebrated genius, forcing him into a journey across realities to reclaim the love he lost.
by Gregory Maguire
4.1(10,761)
A struggling writer, haunted by her past and a missing stepcousin, plunges into a Dickensian London rowhouse where a spectral presence, possibly Jack the Ripper or a family ghost, unravels a chilling mystery.
by Svetlana Chmakova
4.3(10,757)
A quiet middle schooler who's a superhero in his daydreams must learn to translate that bravery into navigating the real-life challenges of friendships, school projects, and social drama, all while trying to avoid being picked last.
by Louis L'Amour
4.3(10,753)
Stranded in the vast Siberian wilderness after escaping a Soviet prison, U.S. Air Force Major Joe Mack must use his Sioux ancestors' survival skills to outwit a legendary Yakut tracker and journey to freedom across the Bering Strait.
by Oscar Wilde
3.9(10,749)
In a Victorian country estate, a mother's carefully constructed life unravels when her son's new patron is revealed to be the very man who fathered him and abandoned them both years ago, threatening to expose a scandal that could destroy them all.
by Neil Pasricha
3.8(10,746)
This book is a delightful treasure hunt for the overlooked, everyday joys, reminding us that true happiness often hides in the simple, universally awesome moments of life, like perfectly warm underwear or a string of green lights.
by Milton Friedman
3.9(10,739)
Milton Friedman argues that competitive capitalism is essential for economic prosperity and individual liberty, stating that a free market is the only way to get government benefits without facing its threats.
by Chris Crutcher
4.0(10,733)
A team of misfit swimmers, led by T.J. Jones, navigates high school prejudice and personal tragedy, finding their voices and an unlikely family on a rickety bus.
by Tui T. Sutherland
4.6(10,730)
A deadly dragon with a past of fiery destruction grapples with her lethal gift and a newfound desire for friendship, as she hunts down her tyrannical former queen to protect the only dragons who ever showed her kindness.
by Chris Bohjalian
3.5(10,728)
A father's life is uncertain after his teenage daughter accidentally shoots him, revealing family secrets and societal divisions.
by James A. Michener
4.0(10,724)
Follow a single archaeological dig in Israel across millennia, revealing the story of the Jewish people from ancient tribal life to the modern struggle for nationhood.
by Henry James
3.8(10,697)
In a gilded cage of Edwardian society, an American heiress subtly manipulates her father and adulterous husband to preserve her marriage and family, all while knowing the truth of a flawed golden bowl.
by Drew Magary
3.8(10,682)
In a near future where aging is cured, John Farrell discovers that while he can't die of old age, he can still die from terrifying new threats like alien invaders and a government bent on euthanasia.
by Nancy Mitford
4.0(10,680)
Amidst their eccentric aristocratic English family, the spirited Radlett sisters navigate misguided romances and dramatic love affairs, as their privileged world nears World War II.
by Lisa M. Klein
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In a dangerous Elsinore, a sharp Ophelia navigates forbidden love with Prince Hamlet and plans a risky escape to reclaim her life amid the court's unraveling madness.
by John le Carré
3.7(10,668)
A British intelligence department, desperate to prove its worth, sends an old, untrained agent into East Germany, only to expose its own moral decay.
by Jordan Sonnenblick
4.2(10,667)
Jeffrey, a cancer survivor in remission, faces physical challenges, a runaway brother, and a new romance, forcing him to understand his identity and what 'after ever after' truly means.
by Ally Carter
4.1(10,655)
On the dangerous Embassy Row, Grace must escape a past that could ruin international relations and reveal deadly secrets before her world collapses.