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57 Books That Truly Make You Think

Do you love reading classic and contemporary works of literature that don't just entertain, but dare you to challenge yourself in bold and exciting ways? If you're the kind of bookworm who has an insatiable appetite for powerful and complex reads, this roundup of the best fiction and nonfiction books that make you think will be right in your wheelhouse. Featuring a mix of incredible new works from up-and-coming writers and well-known titles from seminal authors like Harper Lee, Toni Morrison, and Kurt Vonnegut, the books listed here are sure to stay with you even long after you've finished reading the final sentence. Publishers' descriptions below.
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
2
Joan Didion
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
3
Paulo Coelho
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
4
Rainbow Rowell
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
5
Barbara Ehrenreich
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
6
Khalid Hosseini
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
7
Harper Lee
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
8
Kazuo Ishiguro
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
9
Sarah Waters
The Book of Strange New Things (Michel Faber)
The Book of Strange New Things
10
Michel Faber
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
11
Margaret Atwood
Travels With Charley (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley
12
John Steinbeck
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
13
Paul Kalanithi
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
14
Daniel Keyes
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
15
Chinua Achebe
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
16
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
17
Ray Bradbury
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
18
Albert Camus
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
19
Jesmyn Ward
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
20
Viet Thanh Nguyen
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Kurt Vonnegut)
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
21
Kurt Vonnegut
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
22
Don Delillo
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
23
Dalton Trumbo
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
24
Roxane Gay
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
25
David Mitchell
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
26
Barbara Demick
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
27
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
28
Jeffrey Eugenides
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
29
Haruki Murakami
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
30
Stephen King
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
31
Ursula K. Le Guin
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
32
William Gibson
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
33
Daniel James Brown
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
34
Michael Pollan
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Susan Cain)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
35
Susan Cain
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
36
Daniel Kahneman
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
37
Philip K. Dick
The Happiness Project (Gretchen Rubin)
The Happiness Project
38
Gretchen Rubin
Look Me in the Eye
Look Me in the Eye
39
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
40
Junot Díaz
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