I’m looking for books that will completely blow me away. A once in a lifetime kind of book. One that I will compare all other books to for the rest of eternity.
“The Names” by Delillo
“Joseph and His Brothers” by Thomas Mann
“The Books of Jacob” by Olga Tokarzcuk
“Life and Fate” by Vasily Grossman
“Against the Day” by Pynchon
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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The Expanse
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Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
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– “The Time Shelter” by George Gospodinov
– “The Spear Cuts through Water” by Simon Jimenez
– “The Overstory” by Richard Powers
– “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
– Daughter of Smoke and Bone series by Liani Taylor
– “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory” by Caitlin Doughty
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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. The worldbuilding is astounding, the plot blew my mind, and I wish I could read it again for the first time because it’s such a masterpiece.
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The Briar Club.
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A Little Life
Novel by Hanya Yanagihara
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This is tricky because at different points in my life what qualifies as a 5 star book changes. Recently, I read, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. It’s short, it’s creepy, it blew me away. One of the best atmospheric and tense books (novellas?) that I have ever read.
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I have 4:
Moby Dick, Blood Meridian, Solaris, The Sirens Of Titan.
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
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Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
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We have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson, Catch 22 by Joseph heller are my two favourite books. Also the little friend by Donna Tartt and anything by Kurt Vonnegut
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My first thought was the Lord of The Rings Trilogy. I can go back to those books at any age and love them.
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The remaining book 1 by d.j. Molles
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The great alone by Kristin Hannah
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11/22/63, No Country for Old Men, Recursion
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Lonesome Dove.
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Dune
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Teenager?
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All The Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren
I’d agree with East of Eden that gets recommended a lot on here but for me All The Kings Men is right up there in quality of prose and story.
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Preparation For The Next Life / Atticus Lish
Ripped my heart out and made me understand the plight of immigrants and Vets and just how hard life can be for people living in the margins
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“The Names” by Delillo
“Joseph and His Brothers” by Thomas Mann
“The Books of Jacob” by Olga Tokarzcuk
“Life and Fate” by Vasily Grossman
“Against the Day” by Pynchon
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Expanse
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
– “The Time Shelter” by George Gospodinov
– “The Spear Cuts through Water” by Simon Jimenez
– “The Overstory” by Richard Powers
– “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
– Daughter of Smoke and Bone series by Liani Taylor
– “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory” by Caitlin Doughty
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. The worldbuilding is astounding, the plot blew my mind, and I wish I could read it again for the first time because it’s such a masterpiece.
The Briar Club.
A Little Life
Novel by Hanya Yanagihara
This is tricky because at different points in my life what qualifies as a 5 star book changes. Recently, I read, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. It’s short, it’s creepy, it blew me away. One of the best atmospheric and tense books (novellas?) that I have ever read.
I have 4:
Moby Dick, Blood Meridian, Solaris, The Sirens Of Titan.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
We have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson, Catch 22 by Joseph heller are my two favourite books. Also the little friend by Donna Tartt and anything by Kurt Vonnegut
My first thought was the Lord of The Rings Trilogy. I can go back to those books at any age and love them.
The remaining book 1 by d.j. Molles
The great alone by Kristin Hannah
11/22/63, No Country for Old Men, Recursion
Lonesome Dove.
Dune
Teenager?
All The Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren
I’d agree with East of Eden that gets recommended a lot on here but for me All The Kings Men is right up there in quality of prose and story.
Preparation For The Next Life / Atticus Lish
Ripped my heart out and made me understand the plight of immigrants and Vets and just how hard life can be for people living in the margins
The Poisonwood Bible
A man called ove
Me Before You by JoJo Mayes