Big Books of Summer

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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Unique Narrators
401 books — 348 voters
Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneCity of the Lost by Kelley ArmstrongMad Love by Lynessa LayneThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Mysteries, Suspense Novels and Crime Fiction Written in the First Person POV
25 books — 17 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
1,404 books — 1,674 voters
My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby FischerBobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby FischerLogical Chess by Irving ChernevThe Life and Games of Mikhail Tal by Mikhail TalHow to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
Best Chess Books
303 books — 127 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
1,056 books — 1,157 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor Bombov1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that most influenced you
2,658 books — 1,247 voters

Buck by M.K. AsanteAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieGhana Must Go by Taiye SelasiWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoThe Good Lord Bird by James McBride
2013 Adult Literary Reads From Authors of African Descent
94 books — 73 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Cognitive Science Books
421 books — 518 voters