Most popular books of all time

1.
A Man Called Ove: A Novel
by Fredrik Backman
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Summary: A feel-good story, Fredrik Backman’s first novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one’s life has on countless others.
Average rating: 7.9/10
2.
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
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Summary: A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
Average rating: 6.6/10
3.
All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
by Anthony Doerr
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Summary: This stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
Average rating: 7.8/10
4.
A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel
by Amor Towles
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Summary: A transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.
Average rating: 7.6/10
5.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel
by Gail Honeyman
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Summary: Smart, warm, uplifting, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes; The only way to survive is to open your heart.
Average rating: 6.7/10
6.
Before We Were Yours: A Novel
by Lisa Wingate
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Summary: Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.
Average rating: 7.5/10
7.
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
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Summary: A #1 New York Times Bestseller, Educated is an unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.
Average rating: 7.2/10
8.
The Nightingale: A Novel
by Kristin Hannah
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Summary: The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France during World War II.
Average rating: 8.5/10
9.
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline
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Summary: Orphan Train is an unforgettable story of friendship and second chances that highlights a little-known but historically significant movement in America’s past. It is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.
Average rating: 8.2/10
10.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J. D. Vance
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Summary: Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.
Average rating: 7.4/10