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Don't Understand All the Fuss

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Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders
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Geraldine Brooks
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
2
Joan Didion
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
3
Emily Bronte
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
4
Wilkie Collins
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
5
Hilary Mantel
Wings (Aprilynne Pike)
Wings
6
Aprilynne Pike
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
7
Delia Owens
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
8
Paul Kalanithi
What Is the What
What Is the What
9
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
10
Lionel Shriver
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
11
Shirley Jackson
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
12
Sara Gruen
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy
13
Richelle Mead
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
14
Laura Hillenbrand
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
15
Scott Westerfeld
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
16
J.R.R. Tolkien
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
17
Stephenie Meyer
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
18
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
19
Betty Smith
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
20
Harper Lee
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
21
Audrey Niffenegger
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
22
David Mitchell
Those Who Save Us (Jenna Blum)
Those Who Save Us
23
Jenna Blum
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
24
Diane Setterfield
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
25
Jay Asher
Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching
26
Zora Neale Hurston
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
27
Margaret Atwood
The Tatooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tatooist of Auschwitz
28
Heather Morris
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
29
Charles Dickens
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
30
David Foster Wallace
Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
Suite Française
31
Irène Némirovsky
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
32
Kiley Reid
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
33
Mark Manson
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
34
David Wroblewski
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
35
George R.R. Martin
Still Alice (Lisa Genova)
Still Alice
36
Lisa Genova
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
37
Emily St John Mandel
Started Early Took My Dog (Kate Atkinson)
Started Early Took My Dog
38
Kate Atkinson
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
39
Ibram X. Kendi
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
40
Mary Doria Russell
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