Lots of books have hooks or sold with interesting premise setup, but what's a book that you'd recommend people read without reading/knowing anything about?
Obviously there isn't a book that's for everyone but if the element of surprise is worth it or part of the charm then a risk is worthwhile.
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Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
[American War](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33311863) by Omar El Akkad. Just read it and let it unfold and be amazed at the end by the skill of the author.
The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yoko Ogawa
*We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves* by Karen Joy Fowler
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
I went in completely blind when I read Rebecca and it was one of the best reading experiences of my life! I had just heard that it was a good book and then I came across a copy in the library without any descriptions or blurbs. All I knew was that it was about a newly married woman and a grand house. I was hooked from the first sentence and couldn’t put it down. I’m actually a bit apprehensive about rereading it, because I don’t know if it’ll be as magical as it was the first time…
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