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  1. The Lost Symbol

    Dan Brown

    ★ 3.7 (521k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon races through Washington D.C.'s hidden Masonic underworld to decipher ancient symbols and save his kidnapped mentor from a terrifying villain obsessed with unlocking esoteric wisdom.

  2. Carrie

    Stephen King

    ★ 4.0 (520k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An ostracized and telekinetic teenage girl, pushed to her breaking point by relentless bullying and religious fanaticism, unleashes a fiery, devastating revenge on her tormentors during their senior prom.

  3. The Red Tent

    Anita Diamant

    ★ 4.2 (520k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Through the voice of Dinah, Jacob's daughter, "The Red Tent" explores the intimate world of biblical women, revealing their sisterhood, spiritual traditions, and resilience in ancient Genesis.

  4. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    John Boyne

    ★ 4.2 (518k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A nine-year-old German boy's innocent friendship with a boy on the other side of a concentration camp fence reveals the Holocaust's unseen horrors.

  5. The Chronicles of Narnia

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 4.3 (518k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Four siblings enter the magical land of Narnia through a wardrobe, finding talking animals, mythical creatures, and an ongoing fight between good and evil, overseen by the lion Aslan.

  6. The Gunslinger

    Stephen King

    ★ 4.0 (515k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a desolate world like our own, Roland, the last gunslinger, pursues the Man in Black. He forms an unexpected bond with a boy from another Earth while on a quest about good, evil, and fate.

  7. Something Borrowed

    Emily Giffin

    ★ 3.9 (507k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A lawyer's thirtieth birthday leads to an affair with her best friend's fiancé, forcing her to confront loyalty, love, and happiness.

  8. The Silent Patient

    Alex Michaelides

    ★ 4.1 (507k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A painter's silence after shooting her husband five times sends a psychotherapist on a quest for truth that threatens his own sanity.

  9. The Three-Body Problem

    Cixin Liu

    ★ 4.1 (505k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Decades after a secret Chinese military project broadcasts humanity's existence into the cosmos, an alien civilization on the brink of collapse intercepts the signal and sets Earth on a collision course with an invasion that divides humanity into welcoming collaborators and desperate defenders.

  10. The Last Song

    Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.2 (505k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A rebellious New York teen, forced to spend summer with her estranged father in a quiet beach town, unexpectedly finds first love and begins to mend a broken family bond through the shared language of music and forgiveness.

  11. The Hate U Give

    Angie Thomas

    ★ 4.5 (504k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    After seeing her unarmed best friend shot by a police officer, 16-year-old Starr Carter must find her voice and decide whether to speak out, risking her safety and the balance of her two worlds.

  12. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

    Yuval Noah Harari

    ★ 4.4 (502k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Sapiens tells the story of Homo sapiens, showing how our ability to create shared fictions helped us go from an ordinary ape to the planet's main species, changing Earth and our future.

  13. Fight Club

    Chuck Palahniuk

    ★ 4.2 (499k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An insomniac office worker, an anarchist, and a fight club come together in a look at consumerism, masculinity, and the search for identity in a modern world.

  14. Misery

    Stephen King

    ★ 4.2 (499k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Held captive by his self-proclaimed 'number one fan,' a famous author is forced to write his greatest work under the threat of unimaginable pain and psychological torture in an isolated house.

  15. Artemis Fowl

    Eoin Colfer

    ★ 3.9 (496k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A preteen criminal mastermind kidnaps a heavily armed fairy, unwittingly igniting a high-tech magical war beneath the surface of the Earth.

  16. Dead Until Dark

    Charlaine Harris

    ★ 4.0 (496k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When vampires reveal themselves to the world, telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse finds her quiet Louisiana life changed by a charming undead lover and a series of supernatural mysteries.

  17. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    Jenny Han

    ★ 4.2 (490k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Lara Jean's hidden love letters are mailed, making her face old crushes, including her sister's ex, and find real love.

  18. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

    Malcolm Gladwell

    ★ 3.9 (487k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Explore the hidden power of quick judgments and how 'thin-slicing' information helps skilled decision-makers succeed instantly, often without conscious thought.

  19. Watchmen

    Alan Moore

    ★ 4.4 (487k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Costumed vigilantes are outlawed. A detective and his former allies uncover a conspiracy from their violent past that affects their nuclear-threatened present. They must confront the moral complexities of power and justice.

  20. Speak

    Laurie Halse Anderson

    ★ 4.0 (485k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A silent freshman artist navigates high school, her quietness a shield against a traumatic secret until she finds her power to speak through art and confronts her rapist.

  21. Interview With The Vampire

    Anne Rice

    ★ 4.0 (485k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A vampire tells his story of immortal longing, moral decay, and the pain of eternal life, all while dealing with his need for human blood.

  22. One for the Money

    Janet Evanovich

    ★ 4.0 (483k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Unemployed and desperate, Stephanie Plum trades lingerie for handcuffs, hunting down a charming ex-cop—who also happens to be the man who broke her heart and defiled her reputation years ago—in a hilarious and explosive quest for bounty money and overdue revenge.

  23. The Cuckoo's Calling

    Robert Galbraith

    ★ 3.9 (482k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A war-wounded private investigator looks into the world of high fashion and rock 'n' roll to find out the truth behind a supermodel's supposed suicide.

  24. City of Fallen Angels

    Cassandra Clare

    ★ 4.1 (481k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As peace settles and romance blossoms, Clary Fray's newfound happiness is shattered by a string of mysterious Shadowhunter murders and Jace's sudden withdrawal, forcing her to confront a chilling truth that threatens to unravel the fragile world she fought so hard to build.

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