3.95 avg rating — 60,290 ratings

"Mary Roach is a hilarious non-fiction author and reporter - I recommend "Stiff" by her as well."

4.13 avg rating — 81,855 ratings

"A really amazing, but severely depressing book. Content warnings for sexual abuse and rape."

4.16 avg rating — 218,291 ratings

"Probably one of my fave books growing up, with a kick ass female protag."

3.71 avg rating — 33,244 ratings

"Basically everything Sarah Waters writes is awesome - always about women, often queer women. This one particular is fantastic. "

4.06 avg rating — 78,266 ratings

"And this one, if you're interested in queer coming-of-age stuff."

4.15 avg rating — 152,376 ratings

"Eleanor Ann Arroway is only one of the most awesome scientist protags of all time. OF ALL TIME."

3.93 avg rating — 8,054 ratings

"Basically this whole series is awesome, about a pair of 'antique dealers' set far, far in the future, and Chase (the female lead) is awesome. "

4.29 avg rating — 1,624,264 ratings

"Always a classic. "

4.31 avg rating — 318,134 ratings

"Really great book, just finished it, planning on reading the rest soon."

3.99 avg rating — 47,948 ratings

"Got into a Faulkner kick recently, this one in particular was really good and has a lot of homosexual themes, both on the surface and under it, which I didn't expect from 30's Southern Lit!"

3.38 avg rating — 4,209 ratings

"A weird weird book but I love it"

3.99 avg rating — 119,288 ratings

"I love space monks"

3.87 avg rating — 10,334 ratings

"Always a fave"