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5 Star Books (Non-Comics)

These are all of the books I have given 5 stars on Goodreads. For series where multiple volumes received a 5-star rating, I grouped them together as one entry.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
2
Michael Chabon
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
3
George Orwell
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
4
Jeff Vandermeer
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood
5
John Carreyrou
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
6
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bloodchild and Other Stories (Octavia E. Butler)
Bloodchild and Other Stories
7
Octavia E. Butler
Bluebeard (Kurt Vonnegut)
Bluebeard
8
Kurt Vonnegut
A Book of Tongues (Gemma Files)
A Book of Tongues
9
Gemma Files
The Broken Earth Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth Trilogy
10
N.K. Jemisin
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
11
André Aciman
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Ronan Farrow)
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
12
Ronan Farrow
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
13
Tomi Adyemi
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Carl Sagan)
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
14
Carl Sagan
The Dragon and the Unicorn (A.A. Attanasio)
The Dragon and the Unicorn
15
A.A. Attanasio
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
16
Frank Herbert
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
17
James Baldwin
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
18
Gillian Flynn
Grasshopper Jungle (Andrew Smith)
Grasshopper Jungle
19
Andrew Smith
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
20
Maya Angelou
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
21
Truman Capote
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
22
Carmen Maria Machado
King Leopold's Ghost (Adam Hochschild)
King Leopold's Ghost
23
Adam Hochschild
Le Livre Des Fourmis: The Book of Ants (Robin D. Laws)
Le Livre Des Fourmis: The Book of Ants
24
Robin D. Laws
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
25
George Saunders
The Lion in Winter (James Goldman)
The Lion in Winter
26
James Goldman
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
27
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
28
Matt Ruff
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
29
Michelle Alexander
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
30
Susanna Clarke
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
31
Jane Austen
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
32
Blake Crouch
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
33
Salman Rushdie
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
34
Donna Tartt
Small Gods (Terry Pratchett)
Small Gods
35
Terry Pratchett
Swordspoint (Ellen Kushner)
Swordspoint
36
Ellen Kushner
Tales of the City Series (Armstead Maupin)
Tales of the City Series
37
Armstead Maupin
A Taste of Honey (Kai Ashante Wilson)
A Taste of Honey
38
Kai Ashante Wilson
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
39
Tommy Orange
These Violent Delights (Micah Nemerever)
These Violent Delights
40
Micah Nemerever
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