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Lithub's Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations: Round Five

The fifth round of recommendations. Any repetitions of texts from other lists in the series is because the LitHub staff recommended them twice. When they recommended an author's entire oeuvre, I chose three representative books by that author.
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The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
1
Emily St. John Mandel
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
2
Tea Obreht
The Immortalists (Chloe Benjamin)
The Immortalists
3
Chloe Benjamin
Emergent Strategy (Adrienne Maree Brown)
Emergent Strategy
4
Adrienne Maree Brown
Social Creature (Tara Isabella Burton)
Social Creature
5
Tara Isabella Burton
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
6
John Irving
Nitro Mountain: A Novel (Lee Clay Johnson)
Nitro Mountain: A Novel
7
Lee Clay Johnson
The Shapeless Unease (Samantha Harvey)
The Shapeless Unease
8
Samantha Harvey
Solar Bones (Mike McCormack)
Solar Bones
9
Mike McCormack
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
10
Elif Batuman
The Heavens (Sandra Newman)
The Heavens
11
Sandra Newman
Letters of Abelard & Heloise (Peter Abelard/Heloise)
Letters of Abelard & Heloise
12
Peter Abelard/Heloise
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloane)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
13
Robin Sloane
Writers and Lovers (Lily King)
Writers and Lovers
14
Lily King
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
15
Susan Orlean
In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond (John Zada)
In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond
16
John Zada
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
17
Vladimir Nabokov
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
18
Jane Austen
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
19
Isabel Allende
Mr. Splitfoot (Samantha Hunt)
Mr. Splitfoot
20
Samantha Hunt
The Seas (Samantha Hunt)
The Seas
21
Samantha Hunt
The Dark Dark (Samantha Hunt)
The Dark Dark
22
Samantha Hunt
Swamplandia (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia
23
Karen Russell
Vampires in the Lemon Grove (Russell, Karen)
Vampires in the Lemon Grove
24
Russell, Karen
St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (Karen Russell)
St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
25
Karen Russell
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
26
Kelly Link
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
27
Kelly Link
Pretty Monsters (Kelly Link)
Pretty Monsters
28
Kelly Link
The Institutionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Institutionist
29
Colson Whitehead
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
30
Colson Whitehead
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale
31
Mark Helprin
Sharks in the Time of Saviors (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
32
Kawai Strong Washburn
The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes
33
Haruki Murakami
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
34
Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
35
Madeline Miller
The Living Mountain (Nan Shepherd)
The Living Mountain
36
Nan Shepherd
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
37
Daphne Du Maurier
Please Don't Kill the Freshman (Zoe Trope)
Please Don't Kill the Freshman
38
Zoe Trope
Life With Picasso (Françoise Gilot)
Life With Picasso
39
Françoise Gilot
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Carrie Brownstein)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
40
Carrie Brownstein
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