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99 Beloved Backlist Books: 4-Star Reads Goodreads Members Recommend - Page 2

"Below we've gathered up 99 books that have stood the test of time according to your fellow Goodreads regulars. Each of these titles has earned thousands of good reviews and maintained at least a four-star rating over the past 10 years.

In other words, these are reader-recommended hits of the past decade or so that found (and kept) a wide and appreciative audience. We've sorted the books by genre, with the most popular titles at the top of each section."
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Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
41
Pierce Brown
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
42
Martha Wells
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
43
Becky Chambers
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
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Margaret Atwood
The One (John Marrs)
The One
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John Marrs
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
46
Emily Henry
Red White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red White and Royal Blue
47
Casey McQuiston
Things We Never Got Over (Lucy Score)
Things We Never Got Over
48
Lucy Score
Seven Days in June (Tia Williams)
Seven Days in June
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Tia Williams
Love, Theoretically (Ali Hazelwood)
Love, Theoretically
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Ali Hazelwood
Part of Your World (Abby Jimenez)
Part of Your World
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Abby Jimenez
Wild Love (Elsie Silver)
Wild Love
52
Elsie Silver
Before I Let Go (Kennedy Ryan)
Before I Let Go
53
Kennedy Ryan
Every Summer After (Carley Fortune)
Every Summer After
54
Carley Fortune
The Institute (Stephen King)
The Institute
55
Stephen King
Hidden Pictures (Jason Rekulak)
Hidden Pictures
56
Jason Rekulak
The Reformatory (Tananarive Due)
The Reformatory
57
Tananarive Due
The Birdbox (Josh Malerman)
The Birdbox
58
Josh Malerman
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
59
Matt Ruff
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
60
Mariana Enriquez
Our Share of Night (Mariana Enriquez)
Our Share of Night
61
Mariana Enriquez
Monstrilio (Gerardo Sámáno Córdova)
Monstrilio
62
Gerardo Sámáno Córdova
The Butterfly Garden (Dot Hutchinson)
The Butterfly Garden
63
Dot Hutchinson
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
64
Angie Thomas
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper
65
Alice Oseman
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
66
Holly Jackson
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
67
Jenny Han
The Inheritance Games (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)
The Inheritance Games
68
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Divine Rivals (Rebecca Ross)
Divine Rivals
69
Rebecca Ross
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
70
Angeline Boulley
Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)
Legendborn
71
Tracy Deonn
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
72
Aiden Thomas
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
73
Jennette McCurdy
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
74
Tara Westover
Between Two Kingdoms (Suleika Jaouad)
Between Two Kingdoms
75
Suleika Jaouad
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World (Naomi Klein)
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
76
Naomi Klein
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
77
Michelle Zauner
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
78
Lori Gottlieb
How to Say Babylon: A Memoir (Safiya Sinclair)
How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
79
Safiya Sinclair
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
80
Paul Kalanithi
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