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by Haruki Murakami
3.9(201,096)
In an alternate 1984 Tokyo, a contract killer and a math teacher find their lives inextricably linked by a mysterious cult, a cryptic teenage girl, and the subtle, unsettling presence of two moons in the sky.
by Rick Riordan
4.4(200,584)
With the world hanging in the balance, demigods haunted by their pasts must confront their deepest fears and make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent a war between two ancient camps and defeat the awakening Earth Mother.
by Elena Ferrante
4.0(200,541)
In 1950s Naples, two bright girls form a volatile friendship that helps them navigate a changing city and country.
by Robert M. Pirsig
3.8(200,458)
A father and son's motorcycle journey across the American Northwest becomes a philosophical quest, exploring quality, reason, and a meaningful life.
by Jostein Gaarder
3.9(200,234)
As 14-year-old Sophie learns about Western philosophy through a secret correspondence, she uncovers a puzzle about her own existence that blurs the lines between student, philosopher, and fictional character.
by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.1(200,137)
An aging English butler travels through the 1950s countryside, reflecting on a life of professional devotion and the regrets of emotional repression.
by Richard Powers
4.1(199,716)
Nine lives, bound by the silent wisdom of trees, unite in a desperate fight against humanity's destruction of nature.
by Kristin Hannah
4.1(199,333)
Two best friends navigate three decades of ambition, betrayal, and the enduring power of their bond, from the 70s to adulthood.
by Charles Dickens
4.0(199,074)
Born into a loving home, David Copperfield's early life is shattered by a cruel stepfather, leading him on a journey through hardship, betrayal, and self-discovery to find his true identity and calling.
by Gaston Leroux
4.0(198,779)
Beneath the gilded glamour of the Paris Opera House, a disfigured musical genius's obsessive love for a young soprano unravels into a terrifying ballet of abduction, murder, and heart-wrenching choices.
by Susanna Clarke
3.8(198,407)
In 19th-century England, where magic is a forgotten art, two rival magicians rediscover its power. One is cautious, the other reckless. Their conflict risks not just their partnership but reality itself as they explore the dangerous world of the ancient Raven King and Faerie.
by Jules Verne
3.9(198,381)
Captain Nemo takes three castaways on an extraordinary journey through undersea forests, coral labyrinths, and the sunken city of Atlantis aboard his futuristic submarine, the Nautilus.
by Ken Follett
4.3(198,134)
Amidst the Black Death, Kingsbridge citizens clash over medicine, commerce, and justice, two centuries after their ancestors built the great cathedral.
by Austin Kleon
3.9(198,126)
Austin Kleon reveals that true creativity isn't about innate genius but about embracing your influences, remixing ideas, and bravely sharing your unique voice with the world.
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
3.9(197,761)
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel follows the painful journey of Uncle Tom, an enslaved man, to expose slavery's cruelty and challenge the nation to embrace Christian love.
by Eric Schlosser
3.8(197,560)
This book exposes how fast food's pursuit of convenience has reshaped our landscapes, health, economy, and culture with lasting impact.
by Kate Atkinson
3.8(197,541)
A woman repeatedly relives the 20th century, dying and being reborn to an altered fate each time, as she grapples with the power to avert global catastrophe.
by Victoria Aveyard
3.9(197,335)
Haunted by betrayal, Mare Barrow, a Red with Silver powers, must unite an army of superpowered outcasts while battling the darkness threatening to consume her as she flees the vengeful king who once loved her.
by Mary Kubica
3.8(197,081)
A judge's daughter disappears after a one-night stand, leading to a kidnapping where the line between captor and captive blurs, as her mother and a detective uncover a shattering family secret.
by Terry Pratchett
4.2(196,100)
A bumbling, lovestruck apprentice to Death himself learns that even the Grim Reaper's job comes with soul-crushing relationship drama and the ultimate ethical dilemma.
by Stephen King
4.1(196,078)
Decades after the Overlook Hotel, a haunted and sober Dan Torrance must use his fading 'shining' to protect a young girl with an explosive gift from a nomadic cult that feeds on the dying breaths of psychic children.
by David Levithan
3.9(195,742)
A nomadic soul, shifting bodies daily, risks a lifetime of solitude to pursue a singular, impossible love with a girl who can only know them anew with each sunrise.
by Douglas Adams
4.2(195,510)
Threatened by genocidal robots, a group of misfits—a confused human, a wild alien, and a ship powered by odd logic—must stop universal destruction while dealing with personal issues, gods, and complex intergalactic relationships.
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
4.1(195,341)
An orphaned woman, fluent in the Victorian language of flowers to express her guarded heart, must risk revealing her deepest secrets when a mysterious stranger and a painful past threaten her fragile independence.