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by Neil Gaiman
4.1(214,833)
Neil Gaiman retells the lives of Odin, Thor, and Loki, bringing the ancient Norse myths to life from creation to Ragnarok.
by William Shakespeare
4.1(214,654)
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.
by Robert Jordan
4.3(214,258)
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.
by Jonas Jonasson
3.8(213,716)
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.
by P.D. Eastman
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A newly hatched baby bird embarks on a determined, yet often comical, quest to find his mother, asking everything from a kitten to an airplane, 'Are you my mother?'
by Fredrik Backman
4.3(213,163)
In the isolated, hockey-obsessed town of Beartown, a single act of violence shatters a community's fragile dreams, forcing them to confront the true cost of loyalty, ambition, and silence.
by Martha Hall Kelly
4.3(213,160)
Three women—a New York socialite, a Polish resistance courier, and a German doctor—find their lives connected by the horrors of Ravensbrück and the fight for justice after WWII.
by Francine Rivers
4.5(213,071)
In 1850s California, Angel, a prostitute, is slowly changed by the constant love of Michael Hosea, a man sent by God to redeem her. She flees from her feelings of unworthiness, eventually finding her ultimate healing in divine love.
by Lisa See
4.3(212,563)
In 15th-century China, two women born under the same sign form a strong bond, going against societal rules to practice medicine and advocate for women's health in a world that sees educated women as worthless.
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
4.0(212,104)
Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta must find a serial killer known as 'Mr. Nobody' in a city paralyzed by fear, battling sabotage and threats from within the police department as she races against time.
by Colleen Hoover
4.4(211,963)
A young woman building her dream life in Boston finds her perfect romance with a charming neurosurgeon threatened by his hidden darkness and the unexpected reappearance of her protective first love.
by Chris Van Allsburg
4.3(211,762)
On Christmas Eve, a mysterious train whisks a doubting boy away to the North Pole, where he receives the first gift of Christmas and a timeless lesson in believing.
by Hanya Yanagihara
4.3(211,560)
Follow four college friends navigating ambition, art, and devastating trauma in New York City, as their unwavering bond is tested by the enigmatic and increasingly broken Jude, whose unspeakable past threatens to define their lives forever.
by Truman Capote
3.9(211,460)
In 1940s New York, the mysterious and lively Holly Golightly deals with gangsters, millionaires, and her own difficult emotions, finding peace at Tiffany's sparkling windows.
by Ally Condie
3.5(211,066)
In a world where love is controlled, a determined girl defies a strict society and ventures into the dangerous wilderness to find her forbidden love, only to uncover a rebellion and a network of lies that threatens everything.
by Ned Vizzini
4.1(210,996)
A driven New York City teenager's pursuit of perfection crumbles under the weight of his own ambition, landing him in a psychiatric hospital where he discovers an unexpected path to healing among a cast of fellow patients.
by Eckhart Tolle
4.1(210,620)
Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now" guides readers to dismantle mental barriers to peace and happiness through present-moment awareness, turning spiritual ideas into practical steps for daily life.
by Neil Gaiman
4.2(210,364)
After seventy years of magical imprisonment, the personification of Dreams, Morpheus, embarks on a surreal and dangerous quest across mythical places and the waking world to reclaim his lost artifacts, encountering Lucifer, John Constantine, and his cheerful sister, Death, along the way.
by Ray Bradbury
4.1(210,234)
Humanity's dreams and fears meet the ancient, psychic world of Mars, as Earth's settlers colonize a planet that reflects their deepest desires and anxieties.
by Stephen King
3.9(209,915)
In the quiet town of Castle Rock, a mysterious new shopkeeper grants everyone their deepest desires, but the price is paid in escalating pranks and betrayals that spiral the community into a maelstrom of self-destruction.
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
3.9(209,688)
A deluded hidalgo, fueled by archaic tales of chivalry, renames himself Don Quixote and sets forth with his pragmatic squire, Sancho Panza, to revive a bygone era of knighthood through a series of increasingly anachronistic and comical misadventures.
by Colleen Hoover
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After her father's sudden death, 18-year-old Layken finds an intense, hopeful connection with her new neighbor, Will, only for a shocking secret to slam their budding romance to an agonizing halt.
by Margaret Atwood
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Fifteen years after Offred's uncertain fate, three women from within and without Gilead reveal the explosive truths and hidden rebellions that could finally shatter its totalitarian grip.
by Sarah Dessen
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After her father's death, Macy finds joy and self-discovery by joining a chaotic catering crew, renovating a beach house, and connecting with an artist who helps her live fully.