Literary
1,059 books
Most recommended
By how often readers hand it to someone else.
The Road
Cormac McCarthy2006
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead2016
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr2014
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig2020
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller2011
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver2022
The Overstory
Richard Powers2018
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood2019
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara2015
Room
Emma Donoghue2010
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt2013
Normal People
Sally Rooney2018
Stood up
Published 2005 or earlier and still recommended.
Beloved
Toni Morrison1987
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee1960
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon2003
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood2003
Life of Pi
Yann Martel2001
The Color Purple
Alice Walker1982
Atonement
Ian McEwan2001
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand1957
Fingersmith
Sarah Waters2002
Possession
A. S. Byatt1990
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut1969
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon2000
Recent
Published in the last 3 years.
James
Percival Everett2024
Yellowface
R.F. Kuang2023
Prophet Song
Paul Lynch2023
The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese2023
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride2023
Orbital
Samantha Harvey2024
The Women
Kristin Hannah2024
In Memoriam
Alice Winn2023
Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors2024
Blackouts
Justin Torres2023
Atmosphere
Taylor Jenkins Reid2025
The Wedding People
Alison Espach2024