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  1. Immune

    Philipp Dettmer

    ★ 4.6 (13k) average on GoodreadsScience

    Explore the unseen war within your body, where your immune system constantly battles invaders to protect you, changing how you think about every sniffle and scratch.

  2. Islands in the Stream

    Ernest Hemingway

    ★ 3.9 (13k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A solitary painter on Bimini finds joy in fatherhood, navigates Havana's chaos, and hunts U-boats in WWII, all while dealing with his past and a life lived on the edge.

  3. Faerie Wars

    Herbie Brennan

    ★ 3.6 (13k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An ordinary boy helps a faerie prince navigate dangerous realms to reclaim his throne from scheming glue factory owners and an egomaniacal demon prince.

  4. Blackbird House

    Alice Hoffman

    ★ 3.8 (13k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Over two centuries, Blackbird House on Cape Cod sees the lives of its many residents, whose stories of love, loss, and secrets intertwine with the house's lasting spirit.

  5. The Gay Science

    Friedrich Nietzsche

    ★ 4.3 (13k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Nietzsche's 'The Gay Science' explores his personal thoughts, introducing the death of God and eternal recurrence, while examining art, morality, and truth through aphorisms and poetry.

  6. Tempt Me

    Olivia Cunning

    ★ 3.9 (13k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A fiery Dallas hook-up demands commitment from her rock star lover, even if it means one last night of scorching passion before she breaks her own heart and walks away from his tempting touch for good.

  7. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

    Sue Townsend

    ★ 4.0 (13k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Now sixteen, Adrian Mole's diary continues, hilariously detailing his struggles with first love, unrecognized talent, and the constant absurdities of British life, all while he remains comically unaware of his own teenage drama.

  8. The End of Everything

    Megan Abbott

    ★ 3.3 (13k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When her best friend vanishes, a thirteen-year-old girl becomes the reluctant center of a suburban mystery, forcing her to confront unsettling truths about their bond and the secrets beneath their perfect lives.

  9. The Raft

    S.A. Bodeen

    ★ 3.8 (13k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Stranded in the vast Pacific after a cargo plane crash, experienced traveler Robie must battle dehydration, sharks, and her own dwindling hope alongside a mysterious co-pilot, Max, with only a bag of Skittles and a life raft between them and the crushing ocean.

  10. Wiseguy

    Nicholas Pileggi

    ★ 4.2 (13k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Henry Hill's story, from street kid to mobster, reveals the violent, luxurious, and ultimately treacherous reality behind the Mafia's romantic image.

  11. The Plague of Doves

    Louise Erdrich

    ★ 3.8 (13k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a small North Dakota town, the unsolved murder of a farm family echoes through generations. An Ojibwe girl, her history-keeping grandfather, and a judge seeking justice uncover years of revenge, hidden truths, and the lasting impact of historical injustice.

  12. For the Sake of Elena

    Elizabeth George

    ★ 4.0 (13k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A murdered Cambridge student's web of conflicting identities and illicit affairs unravels under Scotland Yard's scrutiny, exposing dark academic and familial secrets.

  13. Aru Shah and the End of Time

    Roshani Chokshi

    ★ 4.1 (13k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mischievous twelve-year-old, prone to exaggeration, accidentally unleashes an ancient demon by lighting a cursed lamp, forcing her to embark on a perilous quest through the Kingdom of Death to find reincarnated Hindu demigods and save her frozen loved ones, all while still in her Spider-Man pajamas.

  14. Measuring the World

    Daniel Kehlmann

    ★ 3.7 (13k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    On the brink of scientific revolution, an explorer braves the Amazon while a mathematician deciphers the universe from his study, both driven to measure the unmeasurable.

  15. The Songs of Distant Earth

    Arthur C. Clarke

    ★ 3.9 (13k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a peaceful ocean planet, the arrival of a huge refugee ship from a dying Earth ends centuries of isolation, forcing two groups of humanity to face their shared future and a new evolutionary wonder.

  16. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

    Chris Crutcher

    ★ 4.0 (13k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    To save his scarred, silent best friend from a hidden trauma, an overweight outcast must unearth the dark secret that threatens to drown them both in a torrent of past pain.

  17. The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict

    Trenton Lee Stewart

    ★ 4.4 (13k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Armed with an extraordinary mind and plagued by narcolepsy, young orphan Nicholas Benedict navigates a treacherous new orphanage filled with bullies, secrets, and a life-altering mystery that forces him to confront the greatest puzzle of all: himself.

  18. Closely Watched Trains

    Bohumil Hrabal

    ★ 3.7 (13k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Amidst the comedic chaos of a sleepy Czech railway station and the burden of his own virginity, a young apprentice finds himself drawn into an unexpected act of wartime heroism against the occupying Germans.

  19. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

    Dusti Bowling

    ★ 4.3 (13k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Born without arms, Aven Green navigates a new town, an old Western theme park, and a mystery, showing that strength and friendship can overcome any challenge.

  20. Paris to the Moon

    Adam Gopnik

    ★ 3.8 (13k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    An American writer raises his family in late 20th-century Paris, finding the city's magic in its everyday quirks as much as its romantic image.

  21. Something Strange and Deadly

    Susan Dennard

    ★ 3.7 (13k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a gaslamp-lit Philadelphia filled with reanimated corpses, Eleanor Fitt must brave the Spirit-Hunters and a handsome paranormal investigator to rescue her missing brother from a necromantic evil.

  22. The Snow Leopard

    Peter Matthiessen

    ★ 4.1 (13k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    In the Himalayas' harsh beauty, a spiritual search for the snow leopard becomes a journey of self-discovery and acceptance of impermanence.

  23. How Emotions Are Made

    Lisa Feldman Barrett

    ★ 4.1 (13k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett reveals a new truth about feelings: your brain doesn't just react to emotions, it actively builds them, changing your reality.

  24. Financial Peace Revisited

    Dave Ramsey

    ★ 4.3 (13k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Having lost a fortune by thirty, Dave Ramsey distills his hard-won wisdom into a straightforward, step-by-step guide for escaping debt, investing simply, and finding financial peace to transform your life and relationships.

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