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by Sophie Kinsella
3.6(647,366)
A charming but financially reckless London journalist, drowning in debt and designer labels, must confront her shopping addiction when her lies begin to unravel her glamorous facade and threaten her chance at true love and self-acceptance.
by Stieg Larsson
4.2(645,579)
With a bullet in her head and murder charges looming, hacker Lisbeth Salander must expose a government conspiracy and get revenge on those who sought to silence her, all from her hospital bed.
by Franz Kafka
3.8(643,254)
Awakening as a monstrous insect, Gregor Samsa struggles with family disappointment and his own growing isolation, not with the horror of his new form.
by Ken Kesey
4.2(630,948)
In a mind-bending asylum, the boisterous Randle McMurphy wages a defiant war against the tyrannical Nurse Ratched, inspiring his fellow inmates, including the seemingly catatonic Chief Bromden, to reclaim their lost humanity.
by Malala Yousafzai
4.2(627,824)
Shot for seeking an education, Malala Yousafzai's memoir tells of her survival and her rise as a global symbol for peace and girls' rights against Taliban rule in Pakistan.
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
4.2(626,897)
Haunted by a murder he committed to prove his superiority, a desperate St. Petersburg student descends into guilt, paranoia, and the relentless pursuit of an astute investigator, finding potential salvation in an unexpected place.
by Tracy Chevalier
3.9(626,689)
A young servant in 17th-century Delft finds her quiet world intertwined with the painter Johannes Vermeer as she becomes his muse, blurring the lines of class, art, and forbidden desire.
by Rick Riordan
4.3(624,124)
Three ordinary teens—a demigod with no memory, a daughter of Aphrodite with charmspeak, and a son of Hephaestus with fire powers—go on a quest to rescue a kidnapped goddess and uncover their intertwined destinies among ancient prophecies and awakening monsters.
by Ann Brashares
3.8(623,509)
Four best friends, separated for the summer, share a magical pair of jeans that fit each of them perfectly. This connects them through individual journeys of self-discovery and shared experiences.
by George R.R. Martin
4.1(620,916)
As the War of the Five Kings ends, new shadows of revenge and ambition spread across Westeros. Lannister power is set by a child king, pirates from Valyria claim the Iron Isles, and a Maester seeks answers at the Citadel, all while the cold threat of the Others grows in the North.
by David Sedaris
4.0(617,998)
With self-deprecating wit, David Sedaris chronicles his uproarious attempts to master French under the tutelage of a merciless instructor in Paris, all while navigating the eccentricities of his own family and the absurdities of modern life.
by Dr. Seuss
4.3(616,631)
Sam-I-am tries to convince a skeptical character to eat green eggs and ham, offering them in many places and with many creatures.
by Stephen King
4.3(616,021)
After a plague kills most people, the few survivors are drawn into a fight between good and evil, led by a kind prophet and a demonic figure, for the future of a new world.
by Cheryl Strayed
4.0(615,431)
After losing her mother and her marriage, a young woman impulsively hikes over a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone, finding strength and healing in the unforgiving wilderness.
by Mary Ann Shaffer
4.2(610,392)
A London writer discovers the resilient spirit, quirky humor, and deep friendships formed on German-occupied Guernsey through a book club born from an alibi, all told through a post-war correspondence.
by Anthony Burgess
4.0(601,048)
In a dystopian future, a charismatic, ultraviolent teen enjoys his 'nadsat'-laced depravity until a State-mandated re-education program challenges his free will.
by Charles Dickens
4.1(599,679)
Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser, goes on a journey led by three ghosts, making him face his past, present, and a future without kindness, all on Christmas Eve.
by Ariel Lawhon
4.4(599,651)
In 1789 Maine, a heroic midwife's diary helps her expose a murder and get justice in a town that wants to silence her.
by Amy Tan
3.9(597,870)
Four Chinese immigrant mothers, connected by mahjong and their pasts, navigate the generational divide with their American-born daughters, who must learn their mothers' stories to understand themselves.
by Sarah J. Maas
4.2(596,208)
An 18-year-old assassin, fresh from a year of hard labor, is thrust into a deadly royal competition to become the king's champion, only to uncover a dark conspiracy and a destiny far greater than she ever imagined.
by Dan Brown
3.7(591,490)
An intelligence analyst uncovers a deadly conspiracy surrounding a miraculous Arctic discovery, forcing her to flee assassins and expose a scientific deception that could shatter a presidential election.
by Sylvia Plath
4.0(591,175)
In the suffocating grip of 1950s expectations, a brilliant young woman's descent into mental illness is painted with such vivid, internal clarity that her 'insanity' feels terrifyingly rational and inevitable.
by Rebecca Skloot
4.1(587,187)
A poor Southern tobacco farmer's unwitting contribution of 'immortal' cells starts a journey through scientific breakthroughs, medical ethics, and her family's decades-long fight for recognition and understanding.
by Hermann Hesse
4.0(582,674)
Siddhartha leaves a life of privilege and piety, embracing asceticism, wealth, and love to find enlightenment not in dogma, but in the whispers of a river and the unity of all existence.