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The Non-Pretentious List of Five Star Books

Here's a list of 100 (mostly) non-pretentious, (mostly) non-classic, good, solid, fun books to read.
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avg. score: 18 of 100 (18%)
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John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
1
David Wong
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (David Wong)
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
2
David Wong
Fates and Furies (Florida) (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies (Florida)
3
Lauren Groff
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
4
N. K. Jemisin
Modern Romance (Aziz Ansari)
Modern Romance
5
Aziz Ansari
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
6
Viet Thanh Nguyen
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
7
Jon Ronson
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
Saga
8
Brian K. Vaughan
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
9
Anthony Doerr
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
10
Dave Eggers
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
11
Donna Tartt
Murder in Mississippi (John Safran)
Murder in Mississippi
12
John Safran
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
13
Neil Gaiman
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls (David Sedaris)
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
14
David Sedaris
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
15
Andy Weir
Leviathan Wakes
Leviathan Wakes
16
Eragon Series (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon Series
17
Christopher Paolini
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
18
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Tao of Pooh (Benjamin Hoff)
The Tao of Pooh
19
Benjamin Hoff
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
20
Ernest Cline
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
21
Cixin Liu
Julian Comstock (Robert Charles Wilson)
Julian Comstock
22
Robert Charles Wilson
Spin
Spin
23
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
24
Haruki Murakami
David and Goliath (Malcolm Gladwell)
David and Goliath
25
Malcolm Gladwell
Born to Run (Christopher Mcdougall)
Born to Run
26
Christopher Mcdougall
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking
27
Carrie Fisher
PREACHER
PREACHER
28
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow)
Little Brother
29
Cory Doctorow
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Douglas R. Hofstadter)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
30
Douglas R. Hofstadter
What Is the What
What Is the What
31
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
32
Sara Gruen
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
33
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
34
Michael Pollan
A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire
35
George R. R. Martin
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
36
Cormac McCarthy
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
37
Nicole Krauss
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
38
Doris Goodwin
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
39
Ron Chernow
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
40
Gregory David Roberts
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