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by Megan Miranda
3.8(131,116)
A woman returns to her hometown, where another girl has gone missing, mirroring a disappearance from a decade ago. She must untangle years of secrets to uncover the truth behind both cases.
by Mark Z. Danielewski
4.1(131,060)
An ordinary house on Ash Tree Lane turns into an impossible, expanding maze, trapping a family in its terrifying story of creature darkness and a reality-defying abyss.
by Tom Clancy
4.1(131,015)
When Colombian drug cartels assassinate the FBI Director, Jack Ryan and the enigmatic Mr. Clark must navigate a shadowy war where the gravest threat might not be the enemy abroad, but the betrayals lurking within their own government.
by Ayn Rand
3.6(130,790)
In a future where being an individual is a crime, Equality 7-2521 defies the collective 'we' to find the lost power of 'I' and personal freedom.
by Arthur C. Clarke
4.1(130,499)
Humanity's golden age of peace and prosperity under the benevolent, yet enigmatic, Overlords slowly reveals itself to be a cosmic nursery, preparing mankind for an unimaginable, terrifying metamorphosis into a collective consciousness that transcends individual existence.
by Alison Bechdel
4.1(130,478)
Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir uncovers the hidden life of her enigmatic, closeted gay father, a funeral home director, as she comes to terms with her own lesbian identity and the questions surrounding his death.
by Judi Barrett
4.2(130,431)
In the whimsical town of Chewandswallow, daily life is a delicious, if sometimes dangerous, smorgasbord as food rains from the sky, leading to culinary delights and comedic chaos.
by Annie Proulx
3.9(130,345)
After his wife's sudden death, the clumsy Quoyle, with his crenshaw-shaped head, moves to desolate Newfoundland with his daughters and eccentric aunt, where he unexpectedly reports the shipping news and uncovers his family's past among a community as strange as the land itself.
by Sue Lynn Tan
4.1(130,147)
To free her exiled mother, a hidden daughter of the moon goddess must master forbidden magic and challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor, even if it means betraying her love for his son and risking cosmic chaos.
by Seth Grahame-Smith
3.3(129,440)
In Regency England, Elizabeth Bennet navigates society and beheads zombies, all while dealing with Mr. Darcy.
by Robert Jordan
4.1(129,336)
As Rand struggles with prophecy and a divided world, light and shadow meet, threatening his sanity and unleashing chaos.
by Rohinton Mistry
4.3(129,262)
In 1975 India, as a state of emergency unravels society, four strangers—a feisty widow, a displaced student, and two village tailors—forge an unlikely family amidst the chaos, clinging to dignity and hope in a cramped apartment.
by Louise Rennison
3.8(129,202)
Join Georgia Nicolson in her hilariously cringeworthy journal as she navigates the epic highs and lows of teenage life, from disastrous parties to under-the-skin spots, all while searching for love and dodging her annoying little sister.
by Sarah J. Maas
4.3(128,965)
A crippled captain, a skilled healer with a haunted past, and a fierce warrior travel to a southern continent. There, politics and ancient magic mix with their desperate search for alliances and healing, all while a looming war threatens their world.
by Ron Chernow
4.2(128,855)
From an illegitimate orphan to a leading architect of American finance and government, Alexander Hamilton's turbulent life was a relentless fight against obscurity and opposition, forging the very foundations of a nation.
by Upton Sinclair
3.8(128,835)
In Chicago's turn-of-the-century meatpacking plants, Jurgis Rudkus and his family are destroyed by capitalism, showing the brutal cost of the American dream.
by Thomas Hardy
3.9(128,802)
Bathsheba Everdene, a spirited woman in Victorian Wessex, navigates love and independence among stoic shepherds and dashing sergeants.
by Ken Follett
4.2(128,677)
A Nazi master spy races against time to deliver critical D-Day intelligence, only to find his escape and the fate of the war resting with a lonely Englishwoman on a remote island.
by David Allen
4.0(128,554)
Master David Allen's "Getting Things Done" to improve your workflow by organizing your mind and boosting productivity through stress-free methods.
by Janet Evanovich
4.2(128,139)
With suspects vanishing, bodies piling up, and caught between a vice cop and a mysterious bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum navigates her childhood rival, a gambling grandma, and a transvestite rock musician while trying to catch a thief and stay alive.
by Elif Shafak
4.1(128,118)
A modern woman's stagnant life changes when she reads a manuscript about the mystical, love-filled bond between Rumi and his mentor, Shams of Tabriz, mirroring her own journey to freedom.
by Shel Silverstein
4.3(128,030)
Shel Silverstein's collection brings a world where eyebrows steam from screams, eels accompany girls, and a nose garden waits, all with his playful poetry and quirky drawings.
by James Joyce
3.6(128,028)
Through the eyes of Stephen Dedalus, Joyce crafts the journey of a young man grappling with Irish Catholicism and nationalism as he forges his own path toward artistic freedom.
by Eoin Colfer
4.0(127,702)
A vengeful pixie, newly awake from a coma, plans to cause chaos in the fairy world and target a memory-wiped Artemis Fowl, who must remember his past to stop a war between species.