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25 Superb Stand-Alone Novels

In this humble reader's opinion these are some of the best stand-alone novels out there! Mostly contemporary, some well-known, others not, either English language or (I read them) translated into English.
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
1
Stuart Turton
Challenger Deep (Neal Shusterman)
Challenger Deep
2
Neal Shusterman
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
3
Mark Dunn
Flight (Sherman Alexie)
Flight
4
Sherman Alexie
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
5
Haruki Murakami
The Hidden Light of Northern Fires (Daran Wang)
The Hidden Light of Northern Fires
6
Daran Wang
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
7
Dodie Smith
The Invisible Bridge (Julie Orringer)
The Invisible Bridge
8
Julie Orringer
The Island of Sea Women (Lisa See)
The Island of Sea Women
9
Lisa See
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
10
Yann Martel
Meddling Kids (Edgar Cantero)
Meddling Kids
11
Edgar Cantero
The Mermaid of Black Conch (Monique Roffey)
The Mermaid of Black Conch
12
Monique Roffey
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
13
Erin Morgenstern
A Novel Bookstore (Laurence Cosse)
A Novel Bookstore
14
Laurence Cosse
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
15
Zadie Smith
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks)
People of the Book
16
Geraldine Brooks
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
17
Neal Stephenson
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
18
Erin Morgenstern
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
19
Ruth Ozeki
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
20
Betty Smith
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
21
Colson Whitehead
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
22
Han Kang
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
23
Shirley Jackson
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
24
Janet Fitch
Year of Wonders (Brook, Geraldine)
Year of Wonders
25
Brook, Geraldine
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