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by Coco Mellors
3.7(239,425)
An impulsive marriage between a young British painter and a wealthy older American man sends shockwaves through their lives and the lives of those around them, revealing the messy, funny, and sad realities of love, identity, and mental illness in New York City.
by Anna Sewell
4.0(239,006)
From a pampered start to Victorian England's harsh realities, Black Beauty's journey shows humanity's best and worst through every kind touch and cruel whip.
by Thomas Hardy
3.8(238,191)
Poverty and social rules trap Tess Durbeyfield, a 'pure woman,' on a tragic path of seduction and betrayal, defined by impossible choices made for love and a peaceful future.
by Billie Letts
4.0(238,180)
Stranded, pregnant, and penniless at a Wal-Mart in rural Oklahoma, seventeen-year-old Novalee Nation finds an unexpected family of quirky, kind strangers who change her life from a series of unlucky events into a story of community and self-discovery.
by Neal Stephenson
4.0(236,816)
In a future Los Angeles where pizza delivery is a sword fight and the internet is a fully realized virtual world, a legendary hacker and a fearless skateboard courier must uncover the secrets of an ancient Sumerian language to stop a digital drug that threatens to collapse reality itself.
by Liane Moriarty
3.6(236,659)
A backyard barbecue among friends exposes buried secrets and guilt, changing the lives of six adults and showing the weaknesses beneath their perfect lives.
by Eric Ries
4.1(235,463)
Learn how to manage startups through rapid experimentation, validated learning, and constant adjustment, building sustainable businesses instead of untested plans.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.4(235,339)
In a letter to his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the reality of being black in America, combining personal stories with history to show how race is a social construct and how people continue to fight for freedom.
by Kahlil Gibran
4.2(234,894)
Through the timeless wisdom of the prophet Almustafa, Kahlil Gibran explores human existence, offering poetic insights on love, joy, sorrow, and self-discovery.
by Beatrice Sparks
3.8(234,681)
A naive teenager's diary shows her terrifying descent into drug addiction after a spiked drink, revealing a harrowing loss of innocence and life on the unforgiving streets.
by Franz Kafka
4.0(234,506)
Accused and trapped in a bewildering legal system, Joseph K. faces a terrifying journey toward an unknown end, revealing modern spiritual crises.
by Charlaine Harris
4.0(234,310)
In a Dallas full of the undead, telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse navigates vampire politics and human betrayal to find a missing bloodsucker, all while trying to keep peace between hungry fangs and vulnerable necks.
by Kathleen Grissom
4.2(233,993)
Orphaned and sent to live in a 1790s tobacco plantation kitchen, a young Irish indentured servant navigates racial divides and family secrets, making a choice that reveals dangerous truths and threatens those she cares about.
by Jhumpa Lahiri
4.0(233,553)
Gogol, a young man burdened by his unusual name and Indian heritage in America, goes on a journey of self-discovery, cultural conflict, and changing family ties.
by Marie Benedict
4.0(233,163)
Forced to pass as white, Belle da Costa Greene navigates the high-stakes world of rare books and Gilded Age New York, all while hiding her Black identity to build an extraordinary legacy.
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
4.2(233,066)
Journey into 1871 Wisconsin as four-year-old Laura Ingalls learns the rhythms of pioneer life, from churning butter to celebrating Christmas, all while nestled in a cozy log cabin and lulled to sleep by her Pa's fiddle.
by Douglas Adams
4.2(232,598)
Arthur Dent, a two-headed ex-president, and a depressed robot try to outrun cosmic destruction and navigate space's absurdities to find the best meal at the end of time.
by Alexander McCall Smith
3.8(232,489)
In Botswana, the detective Precious Ramotswe solves cases, from missing spouses to con artists, while risking her safety to find a boy believed taken by witch doctors.
by Harper Lee
3.3(232,326)
Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch confronts the painful truth that her father, Atticus, and her hometown of Maycomb are not the moral paragons she believed, forcing her to forge her own conscience in a changing South.
by Natalie Babbitt
3.9(232,167)
A curious ten-year-old girl finds an immortal family and learns about the difficult aspects of eternal life when a stranger tries to exploit their secret spring.
by Lev Grossman
3.5(232,073)
A disillusioned prodigy discovers that the magical world from his childhood books is real, but actual sorcery is more complex, dangerous, and emotionally draining than any fantasy.
by Jonathan Swift
3.6(231,966)
A shipwrecked surgeon travels to strange lands, encountering tiny people, giants, and intelligent horses, eventually returning home with a deep dislike for humanity.
by Richard Dawkins
3.9(231,421)
Richard Dawkins explains why belief in God is illogical and a dangerous delusion, showing how faith has fueled conflict and slowed human progress, while promoting the intellectual freedom of atheism.
by Sarah Dessen
4.1(231,380)
A former model, ostracized and adrift after a traumatic event and a broken friendship, finds her voice and confronts the truth with the help of a music-loving boy.