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Book Recommendations for Different Types of Summer Readers

"Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we humbly endeavor to provide readers with book lists that will be useful, or interesting, or at least entertaining.

With summer on the horizon, we decided to examine the enduring phenomenon of the perfect summer reading book. There's something uniquely satisfying about reading a book on vacation, with no schedules to maintain, no deadlines to sweat."
1-12 The Trendsetter
13-28 The Adaptation Reader
29-44 The Culture Vulture
45-60 The Riveting Reality Reader
61-76 The Award Winner
77-92 The Literal Beach Reader
93-108 The Tome Tackler
109-124 The Leisure Learner
125-140 Getting Lost in Translation
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The Hacienda (Isabel Canas)
The Hacienda
1
Isabel Canas
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2
Shelby Van Pelt
Neruda on the Park (Clyvis Natera)
Neruda on the Park
3
Clyvis Natera
We Do What We Do in the Dark (Michelle Hart)
We Do What We Do in the Dark
4
Michelle Hart
Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)
Kaikeyi
5
Vaishnavi Patel
Memphis (Tara M. Stringfellow)
Memphis
6
Tara M. Stringfellow
Portrait of a Thief (Grace D. Li)
Portrait of a Thief
7
Grace D. Li
Four Treasures of the Sky (Jenny Tinghui Zhang)
Four Treasures of the Sky
8
Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Peach Blossom Spring (Melissa Fu)
Peach Blossom Spring
9
Melissa Fu
Disorientation (Elaine Hsieh Chou)
Disorientation
10
Elaine Hsieh Chou
Last Summer on State Street (Toya Wolfe)
Last Summer on State Street
11
Toya Wolfe
Nightcrawling (Leila Mottley)
Nightcrawling
12
Leila Mottley
Pachinko (Lee, Min Jin)
Pachinko
13
Lee, Min Jin
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Julia Quinn)
The Viscount Who Loved Me
14
Julia Quinn
Bullet Train (Kotaro Isaka)
Bullet Train
15
Kotaro Isaka
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
16
Delia Owens
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
17
Emily St. John Mandel
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
18
Sally Rooney
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
19
Lauren Beukes
Luckiest Girl Alive (Jessica Knoll)
Luckiest Girl Alive
20
Jessica Knoll
Anatomy of a Scandal (Sarah Vaughan)
Anatomy of a Scandal
21
Sarah Vaughan
Daisy Jones and the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones and the Six
22
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Showtime (Jeff Pearlman)
Showtime
23
Jeff Pearlman
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper
24
Alice Oseman
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
25
Audrey Niffenegger
The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
26
Sarah Perry
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Jenny Han)
The Summer I Turned Pretty
27
Jenny Han
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
28
Jon Krakauer
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
29
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
The Paris Apartment
30
Lucy Foley
People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry)
People We Meet on Vacation
31
Emily Henry
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
32
Andy Weir
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
33
Kristin Hannah
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
34
Michelle Zauner
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
35
Sally Rooney
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
36
Matt Haig
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
37
V.E. Schwab
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
38
Brit Bennett
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
39
Nita Prose
The House on the Cerulean Sea (T. J. Klune)
The House on the Cerulean Sea
40
T. J. Klune
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