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  1. What is Not Yours is Not Yours

    Helen Oyeyemi

    ★ 3.6 (11k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Helen Oyeyemi's collection of interconnected tales uses mysterious keys to unlock not just physical spaces, but also hidden histories, entangled relationships, and the deep secrets that connect her characters across time and fantastical settings.

  2. Listening Woman

    Tony Hillerman

    ★ 4.2 (11k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn must navigate a blind shaman's prophecies and the brutal realities of a double murder, exploring a century of dark secrets to unmask a human monster in the Navajo Nation.

  3. Leo Africanus

    Amin Maalouf

    ★ 4.2 (11k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    From the fall of Granada to the Renaissance courts of Rome, a scholar's life unfolds with forced migrations, daring adventures, and the search for identity across three continents.

  4. Ashes to Ashes

    Jenny Han

    ★ 3.7 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a New Year's Eve marked by death and deceit, Mary, a girl with a supernatural secret and a desire for vengeance, sets up a deadly game of love and betrayal. Former friends Kat and Lillia must piece together their past before Mary's retribution consumes them.

  5. A Man for All Seasons

    Robert Bolt

    ★ 3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a treacherous court, Sir Thomas More, a man of conscience, chooses death over betraying his soul and God for King Henry VIII's desires.

  6. Pink and Say

    Patricia Polacco

    ★ 4.5 (11k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    During the Civil War, a white Union soldier's life changes forever when a young Black soldier saves him, making him face the harsh truth of slavery and the pointlessness of war.

  7. Tree of Smoke

    Denis Johnson

    ★ 3.5 (11k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the chaos of the Vietnam War, a new spy navigates a maze of lies and delusion, seeking meaning amidst the moral decay and psychological operations run by his uncle.

  8. The Last Time I Saw You

    Liv Constantine

    ★ 3.4 (11k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After her socialite mother's brutal murder, a doctor with a perfect life is plunged into a web of high-society secrets and betrayals, realizing her estranged best friend might be her only hope against a killer who vows she's next.

  9. Late Nights on Air

    Elizabeth Hay

    ★ 3.5 (11k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In 1975, a cynical TV producer exiled to the remote Canadian North falls in love with a captivating radio voice. Their lives and community face challenges from an Arctic canoe trip and a gas pipeline.

  10. This Dark Endeavor

    Kenneth Oppel

    ★ 3.8 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To save his dying twin brother, a young Victor Frankenstein braves the forbidden Dark Library and embarks on a perilous quest with his friends to find an alchemist and the ingredients for the mythical Elixir of Life, demanding a piece of each of them in return.

  11. Solve for happy

    Mo Gawdat

    ★ 4.0 (11k) average on Goodreads

    A former Google executive shares his personal story and a practical method to find happiness in a challenging world.

  12. Excellent Women

    Barbara Pym

    ★ 3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In 1950s England, a mild-mannered spinster finds her quiet life as an 'excellent woman' upended by the chaotic arrival of new neighbors, revealing the comedic and poignant dance of unrequited desires and societal expectations.

  13. A Theory of Justice

    John Rawls

    ★ 3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Rawls's 'A Theory of Justice' is a philosophical work that defines justice as fairness, offering an alternative to utilitarianism and supporting individual rights in a democratic society.

  14. Death Be Not Proud

    John Gunther

    ★ 3.8 (11k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    A father's memoir tells the story of his brilliant, courageous seventeen-year-old son's fight against a brain tumor.

  15. I Can Be a Better You

    Tarryn Fisher

    ★ 4.0 (11k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman's obsession with her neighbor's perfect life turns into a dangerous game when she moves in next door, determined to take it all.

  16. You Have to Stop This

    Pseudonymous Bosch

    ★ 4.3 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    During a class trip, Cass breaks a mummy's finger, pulling her and her friends into an ancient Egyptian mystery with priceless artifacts, walking dead, and a desperate search for the ultimate Secret before their chocolate and lives run out.

  17. The Periodic Table

    Primo Levi

    ★ 4.2 (11k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Primo Levi uses chemistry to explore pre-Holocaust life, the realities of war, and the human spirit, turning personal memory into a stand against tyranny.

  18. The Reapers are the Angels

    Alden Bell

    ★ 3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a post-apocalyptic America overrun by the undead, a haunted young girl named Temple navigates a ruined land, pursued by a killer and her own past, in a desperate search for redemption and a place to call home.

  19. Shame

    Salman Rushdie

    ★ 3.8 (11k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a world where honor and humiliation dictate life and death, an un-shameable man born of three mothers unwittingly ignites a fatal rivalry between two powerful families in a land on the brink of historical upheaval.

  20. A Treatise of Human Nature

    David Hume

    ★ 3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Hume's 'Treatise' examines human understanding, showing how our minds create reality, from the idea of cause and effect to the nature of morality, all through observation.

  21. Noah

    Jacquelyn Frank

    ★ 4.2 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A Demon King, troubled by dreams, takes a human operative, only to find their fated bond is the key to fighting a hidden enemy in their supernatural world.

  22. The Family

    Mario Puzo

    ★ 3.8 (11k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In Renaissance Rome, the ambitious Borgia family, led by Pope Alexander VI, manipulates power, faith, and family to control 15th-century Italy amidst art, war, and scandal.

  23. Aurora Burning

    Amie Kaufman

    ★ 4.4 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With an ancient evil threatening the galaxy and a chaotic squad on the run, a lost ship's secrets and a Trigger's awakening powers are humanity's last hope against annihilation.

  24. House of Secrets

    Chris Columbus

    ★ 3.8 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Three siblings are evicted into a mysterious Victorian house and pulled into a dangerous world of medieval warriors and supernatural pirates. They must uncover a dark literary legacy to save themselves and reality.

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