100 books you can t put down

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31-01-2025

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Are you searching for your next literary obsession? Tired of scrolling endlessly through endless "best of" lists that offer little insight? This curated collection of 100 books you can't put down transcends simple genre categorization; it's a journey through compelling narratives, unforgettable characters, and prose that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. We've considered diverse voices, captivating plots, and literary merit to bring you this diverse and engaging list. Prepare to lose yourself in worlds both familiar and fantastical.

This list isn't ranked; each book offers a unique and compelling reading experience. We've categorized them to help you navigate, focusing on the core emotional or thematic experience they provide.

Thrilling Adventures & Suspenseful Mysteries:

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
3. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
4. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
5. The Reversal by Michael Connelly
6. The Guest List by Lucy Fokley
7. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
8. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
9. The Martian by Andy Weir
10. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
11. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
12. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
13. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
14. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
15. Verity by Colleen Hoover
16. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Fantastical Journeys & Epic Sagas:

17. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
18. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
19. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
20. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
21. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
22. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
23. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
24. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
25. Sabriel by Garth Nix
26. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
27. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
28. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
29. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Heartfelt Romances & Emotional Connections:

30. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
31. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
32. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
33. Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
34. Normal People by Sally Rooney
35. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
36. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
37. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
38. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
39. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
40. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Thought-Provoking Literary Fiction:

41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
43. 1984 by George Orwell
44. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
45. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
46. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
47. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
48. Beloved by Toni Morrison
49. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
50. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
51. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
52. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
53. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
54. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
55. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Engaging Biographies & Memoirs:

56. Becoming by Michelle Obama
57. Educated by Tara Westover
58. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
59. Finding Me by Viola Davis
60. A Promised Land by Barack Obama
61. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
62. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
63. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
64. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Spine-Tingling Horror & Supernatural Fiction:

65. The Shining by Stephen King
66. It by Stephen King
67. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
68. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
69. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
70. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
71. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Science Fiction & Dystopian Novels:

72. Dune by Frank Herbert
73. The Foundation by Isaac Asimov
74. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
75. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
76. Divergent by Veronica Roth
77. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
78. Neuromancer by William Gibson

Humorous & Lighthearted Reads:

79. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
80. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
81. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
82. Evvie Drake Starts Over by Anna Beth McPartlin
83. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Historical Fiction:

84. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
85. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
86. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
87. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
88. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Mystery & Crime:

89. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
90. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
91. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
92. The Guest List by Lucy Fokley

Young Adult & Coming-of-Age Stories:

93. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
94. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
95. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Classics & Timeless Tales:

96. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
97. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
98. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
99. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
100. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

This list offers a diverse range of genres and writing styles, ensuring something for every reader. Happy reading!