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40 Fabulous Stand-Alone Novels

Everything is part of a series these days or at least has a sequel or prequel, so here are some wonderful stand-alones!
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
1
Stuart Turton
The Abstinence Teacher (Tom Perrotta)
The Abstinence Teacher
2
Tom Perrotta
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
3
Sylvia Plath
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
4
John Connolly
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
5
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
6
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
7
Mark Dunn
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
8
Doris Lessing
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
9
Kurt Vonnegut
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
10
Haruki Murakami
The Hidden Light of Northern Fires (Daran Wang)
The Hidden Light of Northern Fires
11
Daran Wang
The High Mountains of Portugal (Yann Martel)
The High Mountains of Portugal
12
Yann Martel
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
13
Dodie Smith
The Invisible Bridge (Julie Orringer)
The Invisible Bridge
14
Julie Orringer
The Island of Sea Women (Lisa See)
The Island of Sea Women
15
Lisa See
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Landline
16
Rainbow Rowell
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
17
Yann Martel
Meddling Kids (Edgar Cantero)
Meddling Kids
18
Edgar Cantero
The Monsters of Templeton (Lauren Groff)
The Monsters of Templeton
19
Lauren Groff
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
20
Erin Morgenstern
A Novel Bookstore (Laurence Cossé)
A Novel Bookstore
21
Laurence Cossé
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
22
Zadie Smith
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks)
People of the Book
23
Geraldine Brooks
The Pleasure of My Company
The Pleasure of My Company
24
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
25
Neal Stephenson
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
26
Sue Monk Kidd
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
27
Erin Morgenstern
The Story Keeper (Lisa Wingate)
The Story Keeper
28
Lisa Wingate
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
29
Gary Shteyngart
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
30
Ruth Ozeki
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
31
Audrey Niffenegger
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
32
Betty Smith
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
33
Colson Whitehead
The Vegetarian (Han King)
The Vegetarian
34
Han King
The View From Mount Joy (Lorna Landvik)
The View From Mount Joy
35
Lorna Landvik
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
36
Shirley Jackson
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
37
Maria Semple
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
38
Janet Fitch
The Wonder (Emma Donoghue)
The Wonder
39
Emma Donoghue
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
40
Geraldine Brooks
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