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1	The End of October by Lawrence Wright (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 20,326 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Beach Read by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,790,306 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 2,676,707 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 152,698 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 725,014 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Shapeless Unease: A Year of Not Sleeping by Samantha Harvey 3.64 avg rating — 2,322 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad 4.33 avg rating — 30,815 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet by Jeanette Winter 3.91 avg rating — 697 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 81,032 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop by Adam Kucharski (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 2,336 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 92,000 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Intimations by Zadie Smith 3.97 avg rating — 29,371 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham 4.50 avg rating — 6,876 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 by Garth Stein (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 891 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart by Alicia Garza 4.34 avg rating — 2,490 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 52,480 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 882,781 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 22,180 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change by Maggie Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 7,014 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	You Had Me at Hola (Primas of Power, #1) by Alexis Daria (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 43,960 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 111,568 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life by Cleo Wade (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 10,608 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	It's Not All Downhill from Here by Terry McMillan (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 8,244 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 168,102 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 514,877 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars