Thank you my wonderful, brilliant, beautiful friends! Words are unable express how overwhelmed I am in response to all of your support throughout these past two years. Through your many recommendations I’ve discovered many new and delightful books, as well as garnered valuable feedback on my own reviews. To celebrate reaching the mind boggling milestone of 3,000 followers, I thought I would compile a list of thirty thought provoking books that have stayed with me long after finishing the last lines. I know I’m likely missing key books that are well deserving of a spot on this list and please keep in mind the books listed are in no particular order. I hope you enjoy reading through my list and I can’t wait to see what other titles you will add to my list in the comment section below.
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
- The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
- Radium Girls by Kate Moore
- The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
- Missoula by Jon Krakauer
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
- Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile III
- The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Detroit by Charlie LeDuff
- The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
- The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel
- The Stand by Stephen King
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Congratulations! x
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Thank you Nathasya!
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I have read 4 of those, my favorite being 451. Love that book. Read it about once a year.
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Remember the lilies.
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Which of the other 4 books have your read? Fahrenheit 451 is a favorite as well!
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding
1984 by George Orwell
451
And a clockwork orange
451 and Orange being the two I liked most.
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All classics! 📚📚📚
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Congratulations!! That list is awesome. ☺
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The Jungle and 1984 stand out to me. Congratulations!
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Thanks! Those are two of my favorites!
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And following our current headlines, they both could’ve been written yesterday…
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Congratulations on your fantastic milestone! And hat off to your great book list!
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Thanks Noriko! 💚
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Congratulations on the milestone and thanks for sharing the list. I have read a few of your favourite titles and some are on my TBR. Those that I can’t wiat to read include; Thirteen Reasons Why, All the Light We Cannot See and Time Traveler’s Wife 🙂
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Thank you Diana! Those are all wonderful reads! You’ll love them!
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Congratulations! Great blogs. Pretty photos too!
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Thank you! Thank you!
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I was relieved to see that I have read at least half of your list already. The rest is a selection that I am looking forward to reading. I loved The Giver and I have cherished my hard back copy for years. Yellow Wallpaper is fantastic and with the recent knowledge about how the arsenic dipped wallpaper accelerated – caused – psychosis there is an added layer of meaning. Did Perkins know? I have tried, several time,s with Oryx and Crake and failed and I will leave it at that. I did not like Gone Girl at all – a nasty self-regarding book; reminded me Bridget Jones’ Diary which I also disliked.
I have read all of C.J. Cherryh’s novels and I would like to add one to you list: Hunter of the Worlds. (I have just dashed downstairs to check in case I wished to recommend Serpent’s Reach instead.
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Thank you! I will need to look up Hunter of the Worlds! Oryx and Crake is definitely worth reading, along with the second book in the series too. The third is rather disappointing though.
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Congratulations! A wonderful list of books too! 🙂
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Thank you Melanie! 💚
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Congratulations xx
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Thank you Lisa! 💚
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Well done. I knew you’d hit the magic 3,000 figure at about this time
At this rate you’ll hit 4,000 by the end of the year.
The Science Geek
http://www.thesciencegeek.org
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Your predictions have been spot on thus far! I’ll keep my fingers crossed your prediction models continue to be accurate! 😀
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I love your list. An interesting mix of books I love, books I hate (specifically Lord of the Flies, which I did for o-level) and those I haven’t come across before.
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Thank you! I’ve been meaning to reread Lord of the Flies. I think I read it at 14 so identified with the kids. As an adult I wonder how it would impact me. Which ones hadn’t you heard of?
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Congratulations!
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Thank you! 💚
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Congratulations my friend! And great list 🙂 so glad to have found your blog last year
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Thank you! Thank you! 💚 I can’t believe I wasn’t following you before! Problem fixed!
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Congratulations!!! Loved the list, there’s a couple on there I’m really excited to read.
~Hermione
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Thank you Hermione! 💚 Which books do you have your eye on?
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Well, The Time Traveler’s Wife (been meaning to read that for a while!), The Handmaiden’s Tale, Ender’s Game and Lord of the Flies, to list a couple.
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Major Congrats.
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Thank you Martie! 💚
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I love your list of books. Cheers, and thanks for all the reading you do to contribute to the world of book lovers!
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Thank you RJ! 💚
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The seven of those that I’ve read are ones I’ve absolutely loved. I’m so glad to see some of my upcoming reads there – I feel even more motivated to get onto them!
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Many of these books fall on favorites list too! What is the next book on your TBR list?
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Congratulations!
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Thanks Robin! ❤
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COngrats on all those followers! And i wish i could read ALL those books. One day…one day 😉
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Thank you Miss A! Have you read any of them?
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Wonderful compilation read 3 of them would love to read all😊
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Thank you Yogesh!
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Yes I read Gone girl and saw the movie as well. Very provoking and annoying and crazy but loved it…
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Where is The Catcher in the Ray, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Lord of the Rings, For whom the Bells toll and The kite runner. Despite missing all the books I have listed above, this is a really brilliant compilation. Here’s a similar list https://ashukishore007.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/books-i-will-suggest-to-everyone-to-read/?preview=true
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Hey Harry! LOR is on my favorite of all times however I don’t know if I would have classified it as thought provoking for this list. I rank Game of Thrones up there with LORs but didn’t add it to this list although both series are classics. The Catcher in the Rye should probably have been on the list but I need to give it a reread. I haven’t read For Whom the Bells Toll and I’m a bit ashamed to admit that I didn’t like The Kite Runner at all. Perhaps that’s due for a reread as well. I can’t wait to read your list. Aren’t they fun to compile! 🙂
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