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99 Beloved Backlist Books: 4-Star Reads Goodreads Members Recommend

"Below we've gathered up 99 books that have stood the test of time according to your fellow Goodreads regulars. Each of these titles has earned thousands of good reviews and maintained at least a four-star rating over the past 10 years.

In other words, these are reader-recommended hits of the past decade or so that found (and kept) a wide and appreciative audience. We've sorted the books by genre, with the most popular titles at the top of each section."
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2855?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=November192024&utm_content=Four.Star.Reads&ref_=pe_3097180_1160622500
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
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The Frozen River (Ariel Lawhon)
The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon
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Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid
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The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett
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The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
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Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
8
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
9
The Berry Pickers (Amanda Peters)
The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters
10
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
12
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng
13
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt
14
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
Fredrik Backman
15
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
16
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
17
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
18
Mad Honey (Jodi Picoult)
Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult
19
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
20
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
21
The Housemaid (Freida McFadden)
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden
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None of This Is True (Lisa Jewell)
None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell
23
Local Woman Missing (Mary Kubica)
Local Woman Missing
Mary Kubica
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Jesse Q. Sutanto)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto
25
Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
Razorblade Tears
S.A. Cosby
26
The Only One Left (Riley Sager)
The Only One Left
Riley Sager
27
If We Were Villains (M L Rio)
If We Were Villains
M L Rio
28
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
V.E. Schwab
29
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
Madeline Miller
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The House on the Cerulean Sea (T. J. Klune)
The House on the Cerulean Sea
T. J. Klune
31
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo
32
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
33
Babel (Rebecca Kuang)
Babel
Rebecca Kuang
34
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
Naomi Novik
35
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree
36
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden
37
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
38
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin
39
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
40
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
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