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by M.R. Carey
3.9(189,821)
In a world after the apocalypse, a smart young girl named Melanie, who is a zombie, dreams of a future she might not have, making her captors question her unique existence.
by Isabel Allende
4.2(189,801)
For a century, the Trueba family's passionate, often difficult, lives unfold against political upheaval and mystical events in an unnamed Latin American country, leading to a dictatorship that reflects their own fiery spirits.
by Leigh Bardugo
4.0(189,282)
Alina, the Sun Summoner, navigates dangerous alliances and growing powers, torn between her love for Mal, her duty to Ravka, and the Darkling's seductive darkness.
by Peter Thiel
4.2(189,098)
To build the future, Peter Thiel argues, you must embrace the idea that true innovation lies not in small improvements, but in creating something entirely new that avoids competition.
by E.L. Konigsburg
4.2(189,002)
A meticulous, runaway suburban girl and her penny-pinching brother turn the Metropolitan Museum of Art into their elegant hideout while solving the mystery of a possibly Michelangelo-sculpted angel.
by Geoffrey Chaucer
3.5(188,606)
A diverse group of pilgrims travels to Canterbury, sharing tales of love, humor, and morality that reflect medieval English life.
by Dan Simmons
4.2(188,129)
Seven pilgrims travel to Hyperion, a world guarded by a terrifying, time-traveling entity called the Shrike. They seek answers from the Shrike before galactic war begins, hoping its mysteries can save humanity.
by Tom Clancy
4.1(188,100)
When a vacationing CIA analyst thwarts a terrorist attack on the British Royal Family, he unwittingly drags his own family into the crosshairs of a vengeful and ruthless IRA splinter group.
by John Steinbeck
3.5(187,901)
A poor diver's discovery of a perfect pearl destroys his simple life, bringing greed and violence that tests his family's love and will to survive.
by Suzanne Collins
4.5(187,877)
In a dystopian future, a defiant teenage girl from the poorest district volunteers for a brutal televised death match, igniting a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol.
by Charlaine Harris
4.0(186,482)
At a vampire summit in hurricane-damaged New Orleans, Sookie Stackhouse navigates shifting loyalties and a new shapeshifter love, all while trying to stop an undead political coup that could throw the supernatural world into chaos.
by David McCullough
4.1(186,362)
In 1776, an untested George Washington and his Continental Army fought against the British Empire to turn the words of independence into a real nation.
by Stephen King
4.2(186,127)
Roland's quest for the Dark Tower is complicated by a paradox of erased memories and a descent into a ruined city where an insane, riddle-loving train offers their only escape.
by Sarah Dessen
4.1(185,784)
An insomniac teen, always the 'perfect daughter,' finds freedom and a friend in a fellow night-owl during a long summer, discovering friendship, first love, and healing she never knew she needed.
by Arthur Miller
3.5(185,760)
Willy Loman, an aging salesman, confronts his failures and inflated self-worth, searching for a final, meaningful act in a world that has left him behind.
by J.D. Salinger
4.0(185,569)
A young woman's spiritual crisis forces her brilliant, cynical brother to question his own wisdom and offer genuine comfort.
by Garth Nix
4.2(184,931)
A young woman must cross into a land haunted by the Dead and ruled by rogue magic to rescue her father, the legendary Abhorsen, before darkness consumes them all.
by David Sedaris
4.1(184,478)
From a parasitic worm in his mother-in-law's leg to the struggles of quitting smoking in Tokyo, David Sedaris shows life's absurdities with his usual self-deprecating humor and sharp observation.
by Nicola Yoon
4.1(184,267)
A practical, science-focused girl facing deportation has her carefully planned future disrupted by a poetic boy who believes in destiny, all in one life-changing day in New York City.
by Viola Davis
4.5(184,227)
Viola Davis's journey from Central Falls to Broadway shows how she shed societal labels and embraced honesty to find her true voice and inspire others.
by Sara Shepard
3.9(184,077)
Four high school juniors, haunted by the disappearance of their manipulative best friend Alison, find their scandalous secrets exposed by an anonymous blackmailer who claims to know everything.
by Jules Verne
3.9(184,066)
Phileas Fogg bets his fortune he can circle the globe in 80 days, embarking on a rapid journey by train, elephant, and more, challenging Victorian expectations of time and travel.
by Michael Chabon
4.2(184,040)
In 1940s New York, two Jewish cousins, one an escape artist refugee and the other a Brooklyn writer, create comic book heroes, confronting real-world problems and finding love during America's golden age.
by Lemony Snicket
4.0(183,657)
In a house with many snakes and a kind herpetologist, the Baudelaire orphans soon discover their new guardian's happiness hides a plot involving a deadly viper and their worst enemy.