Brit's Incomprehensive List of Good Ass Reads

a mix of both recent and longtime favourites on my shelf, in no particular order. consider the first books in a series as representing the series as a whole.

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Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)

Annihilation

1

Jeff Vandermeer

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2

Douglas Adams

Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)

Giovanni's Room

3

James Baldwin

The Idiot (Elif Batuman)

The Idiot

4

Elif Batuman

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin (Read by Katherine Pucciariello)

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

5

Read by Katherine Pucciariello

Delicious in Dungeon (Ryoko Kui)

Delicious in Dungeon

6

Ryoko Kui

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World (Naomi Klein)

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World

7

Naomi Klein

Sunburn (Chloe Michelle Howarth)

Sunburn

8

Chloe Michelle Howarth

Graveyard Shift (M.L. Rio)

Graveyard Shift

9

M.L. Rio

Feast While You Can (Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta)

Feast While You Can

10

Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

Educated (Tara Westover)

Educated

11

Tara Westover

Slaughterhouse 5 (Kurt Vonnegut)

Slaughterhouse 5

12

Kurt Vonnegut

The Road (Cormac McCarthy)

The Road

13

Cormac McCarthy

Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)

Haunting of Hill House

14

Shirley Jackson

Milk Fed (Melissa Broder)

Milk Fed

15

Melissa Broder

The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)

The Priory of the Orange Tree

16

Samantha Shannon

The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)

The Eye of the World

17

Robert Jordan

In Other Words (Lahiri)

In Other Words

18

Lahiri

Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)

Assassin's Apprentice

19

Robin Hobb

The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)

The Friend

20

Sigrid Nunez

The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)

The Talented Mr Ripley

21

Patricia Highsmith

Mostly Dead Things (Kristen Arnett)

Mostly Dead Things

22

Kristen Arnett

Hunger (Roxane Gay)

Hunger

23

Roxane Gay

Interesting Facts About Space (Emily Austin)

Interesting Facts About Space

24

Emily Austin

Nevada (Imogen Binnie)

Nevada

25

Imogen Binnie

What Moves the Dead (T. Kingfisher)

What Moves the Dead

26

T. Kingfisher

Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)

Gideon the Ninth

27

Tamsyn Muir

Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)

Rebecca

28

Daphne Du Maurier

The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)

The Year of Magical Thinking

29

Joan Didion

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (Olivia Laing)

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

30

Olivia Laing

Passing (Nella Larsen)

Passing

31

Nella Larsen

Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America (Abraham Riesman)

Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America

32

Abraham Riesman

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

33

Jeanette Winterson

Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)

Jane Eyre

34

Charlotte Bronte

Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)

Ancillary Justice

35

Ann Leckie

This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)

This Is How You Lose the Time War

36

Amal El-Mohtar

Dracula (Bram Stoker)

Dracula

37

Bram Stoker

Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)

Frankenstein

38

Mary Shelley

The Secret History (Donna Tartt)

The Secret History

39

Donna Tartt

The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)

The Bluest Eye

40

Toni Morrison

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