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  1. Curious George

    H.A. Rey

    ★ 4.2 (125k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mischievous yet lovable monkey, fresh from the jungle, finds his insatiable curiosity constantly landing him in comical predicaments throughout the bustling city, all while under the watchful eye of his kind, yellow-hatted friend.

  2. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

    Jenny Lawson

    ★ 3.9 (125k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Jenny Lawson comically explores the absurdities of severe depression and mental illness, finding deep joy and connection amid the chaos with the help of taxidermied animals.

  3. The Tommyknockers

    Stephen King

    ★ 3.5 (125k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An ancient spaceship in rural Maine slowly transforms a town's residents into super-powered, malevolent beings, twisting their minds and bodies.

  4. Confess

    Colleen Hoover

    ★ 4.2 (125k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a Dallas art studio, a determined Auburn, rebuilding her shattered life, falls for the enigmatic artist, Owen, only to discover his devastating secret threatens to unravel everything she holds dear.

  5. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

    Vincent Bugliosi

    ★ 4.0 (125k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    This is the prosecutor's account of the Charles Manson murders, exposing Manson's psychological control over his followers and the Tate-LaBianca murders.

  6. Towers of Midnight

    Robert Jordan

    ★ 4.4 (125k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As the Last Battle rages and reality unravels, Perrin must master his inner wolf to escape spectral hunters, while Mat faces an impossible dance with the Aelfinn and Eelfinn in the ominous Tower of Ghenjei to save a lost friend.

  7. The Last Mrs. Parrish

    Liv Constantine

    ★ 3.9 (125k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A social climber infiltrates the life of a rich couple, only to find the perfect facade hides dark secrets.

  8. The Hours

    Michael Cunningham

    ★ 3.9 (125k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Three women across different eras and continents find their lives linked by Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' as they face their own desires, societal expectations, and the passage of time.

  9. I Am Watching You

    Teresa Driscoll

    ★ 4.0 (125k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman's guilt over a missed opportunity to help a missing girl turns into a terrifying ordeal when she becomes the target of a mysterious stalker who knows her secret, exposing a web of lies among those closest to the vanished teen.

  10. The Ruins of Gorlan

    John Flanagan

    ★ 4.2 (124k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Feared as dark magicians, the mysterious Rangers recruit a small, orphaned boy named Will, who quickly discovers their true purpose as the kingdom's silent protectors against a looming invasion by the malevolent Lord Morgarath.

  11. Meditations

    Marcus Aurelius

    ★ 4.2 (124k) average on GoodreadsLeadership

    Explore the private reflections of a Roman emperor on the universe, leadership, and his own soul, offering lasting wisdom for self-mastery and inner strength.

  12. White Teeth

    Zadie Smith

    ★ 3.8 (124k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In multicultural London, the intertwined lives of the English Iqbal and Jewish-Jamaican Jones families unravel across three generations, showing how friendship, love, war, and the inescapable past comically and poignantly affect them.

  13. The Dark Half

    Stephen King

    ★ 3.8 (124k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a novelist's violent pseudonym takes on a life of its own, Thad Beaumont must confront the terrifying reality that his dark literary creation is committing real-world murders, all while framing him with his own bloody fingerprints.

  14. For One More Day

    Mitch Albom

    ★ 4.1 (124k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A broken man, near suicide, gets one miraculous day to reconnect with his deceased mother, learning about her untold sacrifices and mending his life.

  15. The Scarlet Pimpernel

    Emmuska Orczy

    ★ 4.1 (124k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    During the French Revolution, the Scarlet Pimpernel, a master of disguise, saves innocents from the guillotine while a French agent tries to find out who he is.

  16. Attack on Titan, Vol. 1

    Hajime Isayama

    ★ 4.4 (124k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Humanity lives behind huge walls, safe from man-eating giants. When the giants break through, a young boy's desire for freedom starts a bloody fight for survival.

  17. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

    Lori Gottlieb

    ★ 4.4 (124k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    When a therapist suddenly finds herself on the other side of the couch, she discovers that the universal struggles of her diverse patients mirror her own journey through love, loss, and the messy, humorous business of being human.

  18. The Light Fantastic

    Terry Pratchett

    ★ 4.0 (124k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As a large red star moves towards Discworld, the only hope rests with the inept wizard Rincewind, who must save a world he once fell off.

  19. The Eternity Code

    Eoin Colfer

    ★ 4.0 (123k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Thirteen-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl’s latest brilliant plan involves showing a dangerous, stolen fairy supercomputer to a ruthless American businessman, confident that with his bodyguard Butler, nothing could go wrong.

  20. A Beautiful Mind

    Sylvia Nasar

    ★ 4.1 (123k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    This is the true story of John Nash, a brilliant mathematician who descended into schizophrenia but re-emerged decades later to claim the Nobel Prize for his work in game theory.

  21. The Mysterious Benedict Society

    Trenton Lee Stewart

    ★ 4.2 (123k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Four uniquely gifted orphans infiltrate a mind-bending academy run by a nefarious villain, relying on their individual talents and burgeoning friendship to thwart a plot that threatens to brainwash the world.

  22. Salt to the Sea

    Ruta Sepetys

    ★ 4.3 (123k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the brutal winter of WWII's Eastern Front, a Lithuanian nurse, a Prussian soldier with stolen art, and a pregnant Polish girl meet on the overcrowded Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship sailing into the icy Baltic. Their hope for freedom clashes with an unimaginable maritime tragedy.

  23. People of the Book

    Geraldine Brooks

    ★ 4.0 (123k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A rare-book conservator uncovers centuries of human drama, sacrifice, and artistic wonder hidden within an ancient illuminated manuscript, tracing its journey through inquisitions, wars, and the people who risked everything to preserve its beauty and secrets.

  24. The Nickel Boys

    Colson Whitehead

    ★ 4.3 (123k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In Jim Crow-era Florida, two black boys forge a desperate friendship within a brutal reform school, their clashing ideals and cynicism leading to a decision that will ripple through their lives for decades.

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