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Highly Recommended (4+ Rating)

Good Omens Rating: 4.9
A Comedic, Apocalyptic, Wonderful, Beloved Novel, By Neil Gaiman
Review Posted January 2, 2015

We Have Always Lived in the Castle Rating: 4.8
A Suspenseful Tale of Two Sisters and a Haunting Past, By Shirley Jackson
Review Posted December 10, 2014

Station Eleven Rating: 4.8
Civilization in a Post-Apocalyptic World, By Emily St. John Mandel
Review Posted September 7, 2017

Circe Rating: 4.8
An elegant and delightful retelling of Greek mythological tales, By Madeline Miller
Review Posted March 31, 2019

Caste Rating: 4.8
A masterful book about American's unseen caste system, By Isabel Wilkerson
Review Posted January 25, 2021

Shakespeare: The World as Stage Rating: 4.5
A Concise and Well-Researched Biography, By Bill Bryson
Review Posted December 22, 2014

A Thousand Splendid Suns Rating: 4.5
A Moving, Heart-breaking, Powerful Story of Survival, By Khaled Hosseini
Review Posted January 4, 2015

The Devil in the White City Rating: 4.5
The fascinating story of an architect, a serial killer and the 1893 World Fair in Chicago, By Erik Larson
Review Posted September 11, 2018

A Gentleman in Moscow Rating: 4.5
A charming novel about a man under house arrest in Moscow's Metropol Hotel after the Russian Revolution, By Amor Towles
Review Posted August 12, 2019

Bad Blood Rating: 4.5
A thrilling and sensational story of ambition, corporate fraud and deceit, By John Carreyrou
Review Posted December 8, 2018

The Nickel Boys Rating: 4.5
A descent into the horrors of a reform school in Jim Crow-era America, By Colson Whitehead
Review Posted July 15, 2019

Transcendent Kingdom Rating: 4.5
A profound and powerful exploration of family, science, faith and addiction, By Yaa Gyasi
Review Posted September 4, 2020

All the Light We Cannot See Rating: 4.4
A lyrical and moving story of two kids in German-occupied France during WWII, By Anthony Doerr
Review Posted February 24, 2018

The Vanishing Half Rating: 4.4
A story about two twins living divergent lives, By Brit Bennett
Review Posted June 15, 2020

Shalimar The Clown Rating: 4.3
An Inquiry Into Religion, Love and Revenge, By Salman Rushdie
Review Posted December 12, 2006

Olive Kitteridge Rating: 4.3
An empathetic story about an "unlikeable" older woman., By Elizabeth Strout
Review Posted January 21, 2020

Deacon King Kong Rating: 4.3
A lively and compassionate story about a shooting in the projects of South Brooklyn, By James McBride
Review Posted June 25, 2020

Project Hail Mary Rating: 4.3
A sci-fi thriller about scientific research, evolution, interstellar exploration and a lone astronaut on a mission to save the world, By Andy Weir
Review Posted May 2, 2021

The Goldfinch Rating: 4.2
An Engrossing and Entertaining Dickensian Tale, By Donna Tartt
Review Posted May 28, 2015

The Huntress Rating: 4.2
A thrilling story full of intrigue and adventure about hunting down a Nazi war criminal, By Kate Quinn
Review Posted June 9, 2019

Where the Crawdads Sing Rating: 4.2
A coming-of-age crime drama about a girl growing up alone in the marshes of North Carolina, By Delia Owens
Review Posted March 20, 2019

Born A Crime Rating: 4.2
An engrossing and raw autobiographical story of Trevor Noah's childhood in South Africa, By Trevor Noah
Review Posted June 25, 2019

The Testaments Rating: 4.2
A continuation of the story of Gilead, By Margaret Atwood
Review Posted September 13, 2019

Catch and Kill Rating: 4.2
A recounting of Farrow's spy thriller-esque investigation into Harvey Weinstein's misdeeds, By Ronan Farrow
Review Posted October 20, 2019

A Deadly Education Rating: 4.2
A story about a young female wizard in a dangerous school of magic, By Naomi Novik
Review Posted September 30, 2020

The Rose Code Rating: 4.2
A WWII story about female code breakers at Bletchley Park, By Kate Quinn
Review Posted April 11, 2021

The Man Who Lived Underground Rating: 4.2
A (very literary) story about man who is coerced into a false confession and flees to live in the sewers, By Richard Wright
Review Posted April 27, 2021

The Sense of an Ending Rating: 4.1
A Well-Crafted, Elegant Novel on the Vagaries of Memory, By Julian Barnes
Review Posted December 15, 2014

The Orphan Master’s Son Rating: 4.1
A Powerful Tale of Survival and Life in North Korea, By Adam Johnson
Review Posted April 11, 2015

The Dutch House Rating: 4.1
A family drama about two siblings making sense of their childhood, By Ann Patchett
Review Posted October 13, 2019

Home Before Dark Rating: 4.1
A satisfying, well-constructed and suspenseful haunted house mystery, By Riley Sager
Review Posted July 3, 2020

Firekeeper’s Daughter Rating: 4.1
A YA thriller set in a Native American community, By Angeline Boulley
Review Posted March 22, 2021

The Push Rating: 4.1
A tense domestic drama slash thriller about motherhood and a woman who is struggling under the pressure to be a "good mother", By Ashley Audrain
Review Posted February 2, 2021

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Rating: 4.1
A breezy novel about a reclusive Hollywood legend and her past loves, By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review Posted August 26, 2020

Anxious People Rating: 4.1
A comedic but sincere novel about a failed bank robbery gone right, By Frederik Backman
Review Posted September 14, 2020

Peril at End House Rating: 4.0
A classic Hercule Poirot mystery, By Agatha Christie
Review Posted October 4, 2018

Ask Again, Yes Rating: 4.0
An intimate and insightful family drama, By Mary Beth Keane
Review Posted July 30, 2019

The Institute Rating: 4.0
A thriller about a telekinetic kid who is kidnapped by a sinister organization, By Stephen King
Review Posted October 16, 2019

The Giver of Stars Rating: 4.0
A charming and light historical fiction novel about the Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia in the 1930s, By Jojo Moyes
Review Posted November 7, 2019

Later Rating: 4.0
a horror story about the secrets we keep buried and a boy who can speak to the dead, By Stephen King
Review Posted March 25, 2021

Mexican Gothic Rating: 4.0
A gothic horror story set in 1950s Mexico, By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Review Posted July 9, 2020

Lovecraft Country Rating: 4.0
A campy series of Lovecraftian stories set in Jim Crow-era America, By Matt Ruff
Review Posted July 12, 2020

You Love Me Rating: 4.0
the third installment in Caroline Kepnes's thrilling You series, By Caroline Kepnes
Review Posted April 3, 2021

If It Bleeds Rating: 4.0
A (mostly) delightfully creepy collection of novellas, By Stephen King
Review Posted July 28, 2020

The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating: 4.0
A warm-hearted story about kids in an orphanage for magical creatures, By T.J. Klune
Review Posted April 4, 2021

Piranesi Rating: 4.0
An imaginative page-turner set in an alternate reality, By Susanna Clarke
Review Posted September 21, 2020

Hamnet Rating: 4.0
A story about Shakespeare's marriage and the death of his son, By Maggie O'Farrell
Review Posted August 4, 2020

News of the World Rating: 4.0
A heartfelt story of a journey across Reconstruction-Era Texas for two unlikely companions, By Paulette Jiles
Review Posted September 25, 2020

Pachinko Rating: 4.0
A story of a Korean family in Japan across generations, By Min Jin Lee
Review Posted August 23, 2020

When the Stars Go Dark Rating: 4.0
A suspenseful and emotionally poignant detective novel about a woman coming to terms with her past, By Paula McLain
Review Posted April 18, 2021

The Good Sister Rating: 4.0
A mystery-thriller told from the perspective of two twin sisters who were raised by a sociopathic mother, By Sally Hepworth
Review Posted April 29, 2021

The Four Winds Rating: 4.0
A tale of one woman's courage during the Great Depression, By Kristin Hannah
Review Posted February 5, 2021

The Poisonwood Bible Rating: 4
A Well-Written Story of A Missionary Family in the Congo, By Barbara Kingsolver
Review Posted January 4, 2010

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Rating: 4
An Alternate History of Two Magicians During the Napoleonic Wars, By Susanna Clarke
Review Posted November 1, 2009

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Rating: 4
An Ode to Nerds, RPGs and Book Lovers, By Robin Sloan
Review Posted December 16, 2014

The Rosie Project Rating: 4
A Lighthearted and Comedic Love Story for the Overly Logical, By Graeme Simsion
Review Posted March 30, 2015

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Rating: 4
An Unconventional and Cheeky Romp Through Modern History, By Jonas Jonasson
Review Posted April 6, 2015

In the Woods Rating: 4
A Substantial and Engaging Thriller, By Tana French
Review Posted May 7, 2015

The Dog Stars Rating: 4
A Poetic and Introspective Vision of a Post-Apocalyptic Future, By Peter Heller
Review Posted May 14, 2015

Beautiful Ruins Rating: 4
A colorful but subtly moralistic story set in Hollywood and the Amalfi Coast, By Jess Walter
Review Posted September 10, 2017

Norse Mythology Rating: 4
A charming and satisfying little book, By Neil Gaiman
Review Posted January 22, 2018

The Last Black Unicorn Rating: 4
If you're curious at all, you should just read it, By Tiffany Haddish
Review Posted February 15, 2018

Sourdough Rating: 4
A cheerful and fun book for tech and food lovers, By Robin Sloan
Review Posted June 16, 2018

A Man Called Ove Rating: 4
A sweet, uplifting and surprisingly funny story about a grumpy old man called Ove, By Frederik Backman
Review Posted June 28, 2018

Once Upon A River Rating: 4
An atmospheric tale of mystery, folklore, fact and fantasy, By Diane Setterfield
Review Posted December 5, 2018

The Bear and the Nightingale Rating: 4
A distinctive and enchanting book based in Russian folklore, By Katherine Arden
Review Posted October 2, 2018

Little Fires Everywhere Rating: 4
Arson, adoption and class divisions ignite tensions in a well-to-do town in Ohio, By Celeste Ng
Review Posted May 9, 2019

The Snow Child Rating: 4
A charming fairytale about a girl made of snow , By Eowyn Ivey
Review Posted December 20, 2018

Recursion Rating: 4
A plot-driven thriller about time, identity, and memory, By Blake Crouch
Review Posted June 13, 2019

The Water Dancer Rating: 4
A potent story about a man born into bondage with the power to shape his fate, By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Review Posted September 24, 2019

Recommended (3.5 - 4 Rating)

One of Us is Next Rating: 3.9
A fun follow-up for mystery-thriller fans, By Karen McManus
Review Posted August 6, 2020

The Midnight Library Rating: 3.9
an uplifting book for book lovers, By Matt Haig
Review Posted January 17, 2021

My Name Is Red Rating: 3.8
A Philosophical Art Mystery, By Orhan Pamuk
Review Posted February 3, 2010

Love and Houses Rating: 3.8
A Funny and Endearing Story of Love and, of Course, Houses, By Marti Leimbach
Review Posted December 11, 2014

A Place for Us Rating: 3.8
A powerful and well-crafted, but uneven family saga, By Fatima Farheen Mirza
Review Posted June 19, 2018

The Wife Between Us Rating: 3.8
A psychological thriller with lots of surprises and twists in store, By Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Review Posted April 18, 2019

The Great Alone Rating: 3.8
A family drama and survival story set in Alaska, By Kristin Hannah
Review Posted June 4, 2019

The Girl in the Tower Rating: 3.8
An impressive second installment in Arden's Winternight trilogy, By Katherine Arden
Review Posted July 4, 2019

Lock Every Door Rating: 3.8
A well-constructed thriller about a gig that sounds too good to be true, By Riley Sager
Review Posted July 27, 2019

The Secrets We Kept Rating: 3.8
A love story about a CIA plot to smuggle Doctor Zhivago into Russia, By Lara Prescott
Review Posted September 9, 2019

The Lost Apothecary Rating: 3.8
A novel about female relationships and an investigation into a "killer apothecary" living in late 18th-century London., By Sarah Penner
Review Posted March 17, 2021

Assassination Vacation Rating: 3.7
An Irreverent Road Trip Through Presidential Assassinations, By Sarah Vowell
Review Posted April 25, 2006

The Final Solution Rating: 3.7
Like Encyclopedia Brown on Crack, By Michael Chabon
Review Posted January 20, 2007

Yes, Please Rating: 3.7
All You Need to Know Is That I Love Amy Poehler So You Can Guess Where This Review Is Headed, By Amy Poehler
Review Posted December 25, 2014

What Happened Rating: 3.7
A relatively benign memoir from a historical presidential candidate, By Hillary Clinton
Review Posted September 16, 2017

The Woman in the Window Rating: 3.7
A serviceable thriller and homage to Hitchcock's Rear Window, By A.J. Finn
Review Posted February 4, 2018

The River Rating: 3.7
A grounded, intimate story about survival in the wilderness, By Peter Heller
Review Posted April 11, 2019

Educated Rating: 3.7
a personal journey about a childhood in a survivalist home, By Tara Westover
Review Posted April 25, 2019

City of Girls Rating: 3.7
A lively and spirited but long-winded coming-of-age story, By Elizabeth Gilbert
Review Posted June 29, 2019

The Chain Rating: 3.7
A thriller with a diabolical premise, By Adrian McKinty
Review Posted July 21, 2019

Ninth House Rating: 3.7
A fantasy novel set in a world where Yale secret societies practice arcane magic, By Leigh Bardugo
Review Posted October 26, 2019

Children of Blood and Bone Rating: 3.7
Tomi Adeyemi
Review Posted January 16, 2020

The Guest List Rating: 3.7
A slow-burning mystery-thriller set on an island off the coast of West Ireland, By Lucy Foley
Review Posted June 22, 2020

Untamed Rating: 3.7
An inspirational memoir about living a truer and "wilder" life, By Glennon Doyle
Review Posted July 24, 2020

Leave the World Behind Rating: 3.7
a literary suspense novel about fear, race, and class, By Rumaan Alam
Review Posted December 24, 2020

The Book of Two Ways Rating: 3.7
a exploration of Egyptology, death and two possible futures, By Jodi Picoult
Review Posted October 25, 2020

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Rating: 3.6
It's Pretty Much What You'd Expect From Her (In A Good Way), By Mindy Kaling
Review Posted December 10, 2014

House of Leaves Rating: 3.6
A post-modernist psychological horror story, By Mark Danielewski
Review Posted January 26, 2018

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Rating: 3.6
A story about the rise of the modern comic book hero and its role as a Social Justice Warrior in pre-WWII America, By Michael Chabon
Review Posted February 9, 2018

The Prisoner of Heaven Rating: 3.6
A gothic adventure set in Barcelona, By Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Review Posted August 29, 2018

Olive, Again Rating: 3.6
A darker, but more hopeful addendum to Strout's Pultizer Prize winning novel Olive Kitteridge, By Elizabeth Strout
Review Posted January 27, 2020

The Family Upstairs Rating: 3.6
A compelling mystery about a woman who inherits a house with a dark past, By Lisa Jewell
Review Posted January 10, 2020

The Night Swim Rating: 3.6
A courtroom thriller and mystery novel about a rape trial, By Megan Goldin
Review Posted August 25, 2020

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Rating: 3.5
A Suprisingly Funny and Energetic Story Considering It's Basically About A Touchy Recluse, By Maria Semple
Review Posted December 10, 2014

Mathilda Savitch Rating: 3.5
An Engrossing Tale of a Girl Coping With Grief and Loss, By Victor Lodato
Review Posted December 10, 2014

The Age of Miracles Rating: 3.5
A Light Read About a World In Crisis, By Karen Thompson Walker
Review Posted December 11, 2014

You Suck! A Love Story Rating: 3.5
A Little More Count Chocula Than Count Dracula, By Christopher Moore
Review Posted March 21, 2006

The Girl on the Train Rating: 3.5
A pretty okay thriller slash mystery, By Paula Hawkins
Review Posted September 28, 2017

Everything I Never Told You Rating: 3.5
An empathetically-told story of a family trying to make sense of a tragedy, By Celeste Ng
Review Posted January 30, 2018

Sharp Objects Rating: 3.5
A brisk, dark and twisty psychological thriller, By Gillian Flynn
Review Posted August 25, 2018

The Silent Patient Rating: 3.5
A twisty psychological thriller, By Alex Michaelides
Review Posted March 24, 2019

The Outsider Rating: 3.5
An creepy and intriguing investigation into an unspeakable crime, By Stephen King
Review Posted August 4, 2019

One of Us Is Lying Rating: 3.5
A murder mystery with a breakfast club twist, By Karen McManus
Review Posted September 3, 2019

The Glass Hotel Rating: 3.5
A story about the fallout from a ponzi scheme coming undone, By Emily St. John Mandel
Review Posted July 31, 2020

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Rating: 3.5
A whimsical fantasy-romance about a young woman who makes a deal with the devil, By V.E. Schwab
Review Posted July 5, 2020

Beach Read Rating: 3.5
A cute and sexy but somewhat somber romance where opposites attract , By Emily Henry
Review Posted June 12, 2020

One by One Rating: 3.5
A ski chalet retreat that turns deadly, By Ruth Ware
Review Posted September 16, 2020

Average (3 - 3.5 Rating)

The Wonder Spot Rating: 3.4
A Charming Collection of Short Stories, By Melissa Bank
Review Posted November 1, 2005

The Historian Rating: 3.4
A Gothic Adventure through European History, By Elizabeth Kostova
Review Posted January 16, 2007

Crazy Rich Asians Rating: 3.4
A Nuanced but Lengthy Comedy of Manners About Crazy Rich Asians, By Kevin Kwan
Review Posted December 19, 2014

The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. Rating: 3.4
A Portrait of the Type of Guy Most Post-College, Pre-Marriage Women Know Very Well, By Adelle Waldman
Review Posted December 29, 2014

Against the Day Rating: 3.4
Congratulations on Getting Through This Book, By Thomas Pynchon
Review Posted April 22, 2017

Uprooted Rating: 3.4
A flawed but fun high fantasy novel, By Naomi Novik
Review Posted January 21, 2018

The Night Circus Rating: 3.4
A dreamy cream-puff of a book, By Erin Morgenstern
Review Posted April 21, 2018

Spinning Silver Rating: 3.4
A compelling and imaginative retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, By Naomi Novik
Review Posted August 23, 2018

The President Is Missing Rating: 3.4
An engaging political thriller that's not entirely cohesive but still manages to entertain and elucidate, By Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Review Posted September 2, 2018

An American Marriage Rating: 3.4
A affecting novel about a love story and a wrongful conviction, By Tayari Jones
Review Posted October 19, 2018

The Turn of the Key Rating: 3.4
A Modernized Haunted House Mystery, By Ruth Ware
Review Posted August 7, 2019

Long Bright River Rating: 3.4
An intimate family drama about substance abuse wrapped up in a mystery-thriller package, By Liz Moore
Review Posted February 19, 2020

A Spark of Light Rating: 3.4
A story about a hostage standoff at an abortion clinic, By Jodi Picoult
Review Posted March 28, 2021

Klara and the Sun Rating: 3.4
A literary science fiction novel told through the eyes of Klara, an android, By Kazuo Ishiguro
Review Posted March 8, 2021

The Splendid and the Vile Rating: 3.4
A recounting of the Blitz and Churchill's involvement in WWII, By Erik Larson
Review Posted August 12, 2020

An Anonymous Girl Rating: 3.3
A psychological thriller about a psychological study (sort of), By Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Review Posted April 21, 2019

My Lovely Wife Rating: 3.3
Murder and manipulations lurking under the shiny exterior of a happy family life, By Samantha Downing
Review Posted May 30, 2019

Eat, Pray, Love Rating: 3.2
A Three For One Deal, By Elizabeth Gilbert
Review Posted September 19, 2008

Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails Rating: 3.2
Somewhat Contrived Premise, But You'll Learn A Lot About Rum, By Wayne Curtis
Review Posted October 24, 2006

A Long Way Down Rating: 3.2
A Humorous Book Touching Upon Some Big Questions, By Nick Hornby
Review Posted November 1, 2005

State of Wonder Rating: 3.2
A Journey into the Heart of the Amazon, By Ann Patchett
Review Posted January 7, 2015

The Wife Upstairs Rating: 3.2
A re-imagining of Jane Eyre as a mystery-thriller set in modern-day Alabama, By Rachel Hawkins
Review Posted February 21, 2021

Armageddon in Retrospect Rating: 3.1
A Posthumous Collection of Essays on War and Peace, By Kurt Vonnegut
Review Posted January 9, 2015

Magpie Murders Rating: 3.0
An inventive mystery-within-a-mystery, By Anthony Horowitz
Review Posted August 14, 2018

Lethal White (Cormoran Strike #4) Rating: 3.0
An intricate political and equestrian-themed Cormoran Strike novel from Rowling, By Robert Galbraith
Review Posted September 19, 2018

Then She Was Gone Rating: 3.0
A suspenseful story about unraveling the mystery behind a girl's disappearance, By Lisa Jewell
Review Posted June 17, 2019

All the Devils Are Here Rating: 3.0
An Inspector Gamache thriller about corporate intrigue, By Louise Penny
Review Posted September 11, 2020

Nine Perfect Strangers Rating: 3.0
Nine people at a very odd getaway, By Liane Moriarty
Review Posted July 9, 2019

The Starless Sea Rating: 3.0
A story about an underground sanctuary for stories and storytellers, By Erin Morgenstern
Review Posted November 3, 2019

The Golem and the Jinni Rating: 3.0
A tale drawing from Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, By Helene Wecker
Review Posted September 8, 2020

In Five Years Rating: 3.0
A tear-jerker but not a romantic chick lit novel, By Rebecca Serle
Review Posted July 29, 2020

All Adults Here Rating: 3.0
A lighthearted beach read about inclusivity and acceptance, By Emma Straub
Review Posted August 2, 2020

The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them Rating: 3
Something of An Acquired Taste and A Book Only A Russian Lit Scholar Would Write, By Elif Batuman
Review Posted December 10, 2014

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Rating: 3
A well-meaning but flawed story about isolation and mental illness, By Gail Honeyman
Review Posted September 5, 2018

The Tattooist of Auschwitz Rating: 3
A love story between two Holocaust survivors based on a true story, By Heather Morris
Review Posted August 28, 2019

American Dirt Rating: 3
a controversial novel about a timely and important topic, By Jeanine Cummins
Review Posted January 25, 2020

Such a Fun Age Rating: 3
A novel examining "woke" racism and privilege, By Kiley Reid
Review Posted July 21, 2020

A Good Marriage Rating: 3
A mystery slash legal drama with a convoluted plot, By Kimberly McCreight
Review Posted August 18, 2020

Not Recommended (Less than 3 Rating)

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikrey Rating: 2.9
A Cute But Imperfect Little Story, By Gabrielle Zevin
Review Posted May 3, 2015

Ready Player One Rating: 2.9
A nostalgic romp but only for geeky white dudes, By Ernest Cline
Review Posted January 22, 2018

The Dreamers Rating: 2.7
A disappointing novel about an epidemic in a college town, By Karen Thompson Walker
Review Posted January 7, 2019

The Dinner Rating: 2.6
A Disappointing and Amateurish Book About Two Families and a Difficult Situation, By Herman Koch
Review Posted April 22, 2015

Daisy Jones & the Six Rating: 2.6
a fun and breezy story of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review Posted April 4, 2019

Me Before You Rating: 2.5
A Disappointing Read, By Jojo Moyes
Review Posted February 20, 2014

Conversations with Friends Rating: 2.5
A modern romance about relationships and interpersonal dynamics, By Sally Rooney
Review Posted January 31, 2021

The Keep Rating: 2.4
A Disappointing Attempt at a Literary Gothic Novel, By Jennifer Egan
Review Posted May 11, 2015

The Art of Racing in the Rain Rating: 2.0
A tearjerker about a race car driver and his dog, By Garth Stein
Review Posted July 24, 2019

28 Summers Rating: 2.0
Two remorseless cheaters meeting in the summer to cheat over three decades, By Elin Hilderbrand
Review Posted September 1, 2020

The Imperfectionists Rating: 2
A Uninspired Glimpse into the Lives of A Group of Newspaper Professionals that is Well-Edited but Not Well-Written, And Also, Go Fuck Yourself, Tom Rachman, By Tom Rachman
Review Posted December 13, 2014

Normal People Rating: 1.9
A modern will-they-or-won't-they romance, By Sally Rooney
Review Posted May 2, 2019

The Tragedy of Arthur Rating: 1.7
A Tedious Read with a Deceptively Good Premise, By Arthur Phillips
Review Posted December 28, 2014

Sweet Valley Confidential Rating: 1.5
A Dip Back Into Sugary Waters, By Francine Pascal
Review Posted March 30, 2011

The Perfect Letter Rating: 1
Unfortunately, A Very Bad Romance Novel, By Chris Harrison
Review Posted May 21, 2015

Into The Water Rating: 1
A convoluted and problematic mystery, By Paula Hawkins
Review Posted July 13, 2019