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  1. The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings

    Edgar Allan Poe

    ★ 4.2 (222k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Poe's collection delves into the chilling depths of the human mind, where madness, murder, and the supernatural intertwine in tales like 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and poems such as 'The Raven'.

  2. The Velveteen Rabbit

    Margery Williams Bianco

    ★ 4.3 (222k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A beloved velveteen rabbit longs for a child's love to become real, learning that true existence comes from affection, not perfection.

  3. Cold Mountain

    Charles Frazier

    ★ 3.9 (221k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Amidst the desolation of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier's difficult journey home to his beloved shows enduring love and human resilience.

  4. Oryx And Crake

    Margaret Atwood

    ★ 4.0 (221k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world reshaped by genetic engineering after an apocalypse, Snowman, possibly the last human, navigates a desolate land, haunted by his past and the green-eyed Children of Crake, as he grapples with the destructive legacy of the man who altered life itself.

  5. Remember Me?

    Sophie Kinsella

    ★ 3.8 (221k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    After a car crash erases three years, a twenty-five-year-old wakes to find herself a glamorous, high-powered executive with a millionaire husband, only to discover her 'perfect' new life is built on secrets and lies she can't remember.

  6. Holy Bible: King James Version

    Anonymous

    ★ 4.4 (220k) average on GoodreadsReference

    This foundational text, spanning millennia and continents, combines divine revelation, human history, and lasting wisdom, shaping the spiritual and ethical outlook of Western civilization.

  7. The Complete Stories and Poems

    Edgar Allan Poe

    ★ 4.4 (220k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    This collection of Poe's tales and poems explores the darker side of human thought and imagination.

  8. Club Dead

    Charlaine Harris

    ★ 4.0 (220k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Sookie's road trip to a Mississippi vampire club to find her missing undead boyfriend takes a dark turn when she discovers him entangled in a betrayal that forces her to choose between rescue and revenge.

  9. Pandemonium

    Lauren Oliver

    ★ 4.0 (220k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by the girl she left behind in a fiery escape, Lena navigates the Wilds and a growing rebellion, fueled by defiance and a forbidden love that ignites the revolution.

  10. The Silmarillion

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    ★ 3.9 (219k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Elves defy gods and fight a millennia-long war against the Dark Lord Morgoth to reclaim three stolen, star-infused jewels.

  11. Think and Grow Rich

    Napoleon Hill

    ★ 4.2 (218k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Learn the thirteen principles of success from early 20th-century business leaders to achieve financial independence and personal fulfillment.

  12. The Wager

    David Grann

    ★ 4.2 (217k) average on Goodreads

    Shipwrecked survivors of a secret British war mission tell wildly conflicting tales of mutiny and murder, forcing a court martial to unravel the brutal truth of their desperate struggle for survival on a desolate island.

  13. The Drawing of the Three

    Stephen King

    ★ 4.2 (217k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    The last gunslinger must pull three souls from modern-day New York through mystical doors to aid him in his desperate quest for the Dark Tower, battling both earthly and otherworldly demons along the way.

  14. The Silkworm

    Robert Galbraith

    ★ 4.0 (217k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Private investigator Cormoran Strike must navigate a venomous literary world to unmask a killer who brutally silences a novelist whose latest manuscript exposes the darkest secrets of everyone he knows.

  15. Cloud Atlas

    David Mitchell

    ★ 4.0 (216k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Six connected stories span centuries, from a 19th-century Pacific journey to a future after the world ends, showing how lives change and choices echo through time, shaping destinies as civilizations rise and fall.

  16. One of Us Is Lying

    Karen M. McManus

    ★ 4.0 (216k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Five high school stereotypes walk into detention, but only four walk out alive, leaving a murdered gossip blogger and a web of secrets that could incriminate any of them.

  17. Easy

    Tammara Webber

    ★ 4.1 (216k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A college freshman dealing with an assault finds comfort and strength with a quiet art student who becomes her protector.

  18. Howl's Moving Castle

    Diana Wynne Jones

    ★ 4.3 (216k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Transformed into an old woman by a witch's curse, a young hat maker named Sophie must navigate the eccentricities of a notorious wizard and his magical, mobile castle to break her enchantment and discover true love.

  19. The Cruel Prince

    Holly Black

    ★ 4.1 (216k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mortal girl raised in the treacherous, immortal world of Faerie must outwit a cruel prince and navigate deadly court intrigue to find her place and protect her family, even if it means becoming as ruthless as her enemies.

  20. Message in a Bottle

    Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.0 (215k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A divorced journalist finds a message in a bottle, which leads her to the grieving author and a new love.

  21. Norse Mythology

    Neil Gaiman

    ★ 4.1 (215k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Neil Gaiman retells the lives of Odin, Thor, and Loki, bringing the ancient Norse myths to life from creation to Ragnarok.

  22. Much Ado About Nothing

    William Shakespeare

    ★ 4.1 (215k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Two couples in Messina find love amid mistaken identities and witty arguments. One pair faces a villain's plot, and the other their own stubbornness, all leading to a joyful resolution.

  23. The Dragon Reborn

    Robert Jordan

    ★ 4.3 (214k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Hunted by prophecy and his own growing, uncontrollable power, Rand al'Thor runs from a future that promises both salvation and madness. His friends also deal with their own new abilities and the spread of a forgotten evil.

  24. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

    Jonas Jonasson

    ★ 3.8 (214k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A 100-year-old man escapes his birthday party, steals a suitcase of cash, and goes on a road trip that reveals how he accidentally shaped the 20th century.

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