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The Stand by Stephen KingThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Plague by Albert CamusThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Books for a Pandemic
705 books — 579 voters
Attachments by Rainbow RowellThe Sorrows of Young Mike by John ZelaznyAll The Places We Lived by Richard Owain RobertsLeaving the Atocha Station by Ben LernerSexting by G.B. Hope
Fiction Involving the Internet
126 books — 125 voters

What the River Wants by Arthur ByrdThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Martian by Andy WeirTales from the Wasteland by Jon L. Young
Books About Loneliness and Isolation
297 books — 108 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George OrwellMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieHamlet by William Shakespeare
Microcosms and Closed Societies
251 books — 86 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa LayneLockdown 2020 by Chris Mark Thomson
Books to read while staying at home
235 books — 50 voters
Dix ans déjà ! by Ikrame SelkaniThe Parrot's Tale by Miller CaldwellThe Stalking Wolf by Christopher HootenTransformation by Krista TancredoThe Captain of My Dreams by Alexa Masters
Survival at Sea & Stranded on Remote Islands
18 books — 48 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneRoots of To-Be Templars by Widad AkreyiFemales of Valor by Widad Akreyi
My Quarantine List
137 books — 46 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCarrie by Stephen KingThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Fiction Books With Harshly Judged Characters
172 books — 44 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMisery by Stephen KingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnxiety by Danny Winter
Emotions in Titles
861 books — 42 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
Isolated Locations
238 books — 27 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Guest List by Lucy Foley
Closed Circle Mysteries
99 books — 25 voters
Inside the Hot Zone by Mark G. KortepeterPale Rider by Laura SpinneyThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryCrisis in the Red Zone by Richard PrestonFlu by Gina Kolata
Plague And Pandemic Books Fact And Fiction
105 books — 22 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanCirce by Madeline MillerWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Socially Isolated Main Characters
81 books — 22 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensWild by Cheryl StrayedCress by Marissa Meyer
Lone Women
48 books — 21 voters

Dix ans déjà ! by Ikrame SelkaniTransformation by Krista TancredoPor la senda de las palabras by Ikrame SelkaniMy Dear Ones... Underground by Ikrame SelkaniThe Mountain Pass by Tamara Ann Sparby
Psychological Mystery Novels
6 books — 17 voters
Moloka'i by Alan BrennertIn the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil W. White IIIMiracle at Carville by Betty MartinThe Samurai's Garden by Gail TsukiyamaThe Colony by John Tayman
Leprosy/Hansen's Disease
27 books — 15 voters

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteMidnight Cowboy by James Leo HerlihyAn Eye For Others by Tom McDonoughCittà in fiamme by Garth Risk HallbergPunk Avenue by Phil Marcade
Rock Bottom in New York
26 books — 11 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Walking Dead #1 by Robert KirkmanAmerican Survivor by Debbie HightowerWisdom by Mark D. OwenThe Penitent by A. Keith Carreiro
Characters Waking Up Alone and Confused in Fiction
109 books — 10 voters

Queen of Quarantine by Caroline PeckhamKings of Quarantine by Caroline PeckhamAlien Quarantine Rescue by Robin LovettThe Quarantine Princess Diaries by Meg CabotHer Quarantined Cowboy by Kathy Fawcett
Novels with "Quarantine" in the Title
26 books — 8 voters
Dispatches from the Couch by Stacey HettesDown in the Bunker by Lovesun ParentSuch a Pretty Picture by Andrea LeebSaving Abigail by Liz Hirsh NaftaliLost My Mind Here Someplace by Arune Savage
NONFICTION Female Survivors of Abduction, Terrorism and Trauma
23 books — 8 voters

The Girl with the Black and Blue Doll by Linda SummerseaEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Rain Woman by Charlotte Morrow1984 by George OrwellBurial Rites by Hannah Kent
Protagonists Who Have No Friends
7 books — 6 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Hermits, Misanthropes, Shut-Ins and Recluses in Fiction
34 books — 4 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardHoly Bible by AnonymousHow to Be a Hermit, or a Bachelor Keeps House by Will CuppyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
In Isolation
12 books — 3 voters
Less Than the Dust by Joseph StamperEugenics, 'aristogenics', Photography by Kris Belden-AdamsMore Alone Than You Know by Janie ChenevertThe Lonely Dwarf by Rosemary LamkeyWandering Spirits by Janne Flora
•Solitudinal Pressure Waves
102 books — 2 voters

Strangers by Taichi YamadaNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerWhen Haru Was Here by Dustin ThaoYou've Reached Sam by Dustin ThaoThe Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price by Jennifer Maschari
"All of Us Strangers" Read-Alikes
34 books — 2 voters
A Hunger Artist by Franz KafkaThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiThe Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor DostoevskyDiary of a Madman and Other Stories by Lu XunWhite Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Books About Meaning After Meaning Dies: Existence, Absurdity, Nihilism, Loneliness
12 books — 2 voters

No Exit by Taylor AdamsHer Last Breath by Taylor AdamsOne Perfect Couple by Ruth WareOne by One by Ruth WareDead of Winter by Darcy Coates
Adventure Thrillers
10 books — 1 voter
The Shining by Stephen KingStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Martian by Andy Weir
Isolation, Seclusion and Solitude in Speculative Fiction
65 books — 1 voter

Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu GuoMy Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb PoolStill Born by Guadalupe NettelWhy Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette WintersonTennis Lessons by Susannah Dickey
Women Going Through Shit
9 books — 1 voter
Rolling for Recovery by Victor Mitchell
Mental Health Gaming
1 book — 1 voter

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