Compelling Fiction Books

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The River Is Waiting The River Is Waiting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 67,643 ratings — published 2025
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Never Flinch (Holly Gibney, #4) Never Flinch (Holly Gibney, #4)
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avg rating 3.86 — 46,352 ratings — published 2025
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From a Low and Quiet Sea From a Low and Quiet Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 7,164 ratings — published 2018
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All We Shall Know All We Shall Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 4,626 ratings — published 2016
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The Pearl The Pearl (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.56 — 265,633 ratings — published 1947
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The Queen of Dirt Island The Queen of Dirt Island (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 12,321 ratings — published 2022
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The Spinning Heart The Spinning Heart (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 10,973 ratings — published 2012
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Live by Night (Coughlin, #2) Live by Night (Coughlin, #2)
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avg rating 3.92 — 26,339 ratings — published 2012
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 617,047 ratings — published 1952
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A Bit Much A Bit Much (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.63 — 1,100 ratings — published
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Camino Ghosts (Camino Island, #3) Camino Ghosts (Camino Island, #3)
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avg rating 4.19 — 58,254 ratings — published 2024
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You Like It Darker You Like It Darker (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 79,318 ratings — published 2024
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Big Time Big Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.41 — 1,714 ratings — published 2024
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Shutter Island Shutter Island (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 220,518 ratings — published 2003
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Since We Fell Since We Fell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.61 — 40,578 ratings — published 2017
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The Last Ranger The Last Ranger (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 10,085 ratings — published 2023
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The Ferryman The Ferryman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 40,222 ratings — published 2023
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Suttree Suttree (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 27,585 ratings — published 1979
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Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3) Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)
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avg rating 4.13 — 31,160 ratings — published 1998
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The Change The Change (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 59,234 ratings — published 2022
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Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
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avg rating 4.32 — 80,675 ratings — published 1998
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Beyond the Point Beyond the Point (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 10,638 ratings — published 2019
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,535,961 ratings — published 2018
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20 Under 40: Stories from The New Yorker 20 Under 40: Stories from The New Yorker (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 1,024 ratings — published 2010
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,258,530 ratings — published 2011
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The Invention of Wings The Invention of Wings (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 329,907 ratings — published 2014
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We Are Water We Are Water (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 55,137 ratings — published 2013
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 2,984,583 ratings — published 2009
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The Hour I First Believed The Hour I First Believed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 64,921 ratings — published 2008
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,688,783 ratings — published 2006
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No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 238,949 ratings — published 2005
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All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.06 — 142,867 ratings — published 1992
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The Mermaid Chair The Mermaid Chair (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.23 — 89,282 ratings — published 2004
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I Know This Much Is True I Know This Much Is True (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 323,020 ratings — published 1998
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Where the Heart Is Where the Heart Is (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 252,244 ratings — published 1995
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 980,842 ratings — published 1992
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Go Set a Watchman Go Set a Watchman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.31 — 288,596 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4) The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4)
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avg rating 3.80 — 167,527 ratings — published 2015
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And the Mountains Echoed And the Mountains Echoed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 399,270 ratings — published 2012
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 817,957 ratings — published 1989
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 3,438,368 ratings — published 2003
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,762,784 ratings — published 1960
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,704,670 ratings — published 2007
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,837,530 ratings — published 1951
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,849,327 ratings — published 2003
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,448,837 ratings — published 2002
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Icy Sparks Icy Sparks (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 43,223 ratings — published 1998
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She’s Come Undone She’s Come Undone (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 359,629 ratings — published 1992
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 634,569 ratings — published 1996
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,023,253 ratings — published 2013
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