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1		The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,609,013 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
2		The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 6,585 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
3		Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang 4.25 avg rating — 132,633 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
4		I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman 4.03 avg rating — 699,722 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
5		The Tainted Cup (Ana and Din Mysteries, #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 109,537 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
6		Água Viva by Clarice Lispector 4.25 avg rating — 28,724 ratings score: 95, 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		The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 359,405 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
8		There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 60,193 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
9		The Hound of Rowan (The Tapestry, #1) by Henry H. Neff (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 13,887 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
10		This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 373,627 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
11		A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 112,978 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
12		City of Last Chances (The Tyrant Philosophers, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 10,713 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
13		House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 5,140 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
14		A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 68,772 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
15		Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 196,380 ratings score: 86, 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		Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 607,103 ratings score: 85, 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		A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa 3.89 avg rating — 9,564 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
18		Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 36,890 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

18 books · 1 voter · list created November 10th, 2025 by Jackson Freeman (votes) .

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