Should I bother reading this? (41 books)

Looking for books to pick out for the future. These are the ones that I am on the fence about, where I'm interested in the topic, or time or place, but I have never read the author. Or it sounds interesting but I just don't know. And if you know of a book I ought to be reading, let me know!

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1	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,465,094 ratings score: 4,385, and 44 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	11/22/63 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 662,379 ratings score: 3,085, and 31 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
3	The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 36,402 ratings score: 2,283, and 23 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	The Round House by Louise Erdrich 3.98 avg rating — 125,024 ratings score: 694, and 7 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	I Am Her... (I Am Her..., #1) by Sarah Ann Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 843 ratings score: 600, and 6 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
6	The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri 3.88 avg rating — 96,680 ratings score: 498, and 5 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
7	Everything's Eventual by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 109,329 ratings score: 393, and 4 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
8	The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai by Barbara Lazar (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 484 ratings score: 295, and 3 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
8	Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1) by Patricia Bracewell (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 6,179 ratings score: 295, and 3 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
10	A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You: Stories by Amy Bloom 3.86 avg rating — 2,899 ratings score: 199, 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
11	The Skinning Tree by Srikumar Sen 3.37 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 197, 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
11	First Night of Summer by Landon Parham (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 238 ratings score: 197, 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
13	The Twelve Rooms of the Nile by Enid Shomer (Goodreads Author) 3.10 avg rating — 858 ratings score: 192, 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
14	A Corpse in the Koryo (Inspector O, #1) by James Church 3.45 avg rating — 1,767 ratings score: 189, 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
15	The Hungry Wolves of Van Diemen's Land by Paul Christensen (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 67 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
15	The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman 3.86 avg rating — 791,793 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
17	How Does It Feel?: A Life of Musical Misadventures by Mark Kermode 3.96 avg rating — 474 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
18	Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) by Mervyn Peake 3.93 avg rating — 23,924 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
19	The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Dead Djinn, #0.3) by P. Djèlí Clark (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 17,794 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
20	Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow 3.64 avg rating — 11,460 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
21	Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 217,463 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
22	The Doomed City by Arkady Strugatsky 4.17 avg rating — 6,272 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
23	All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 375,652 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
24	Hard to Be a God by Arkady Strugatsky 4.12 avg rating — 18,624 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
25	Something Coming Through (The Choice, #1) by Paul McAuley (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 1,342 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
26	Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded by David Hepworth (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 3,047 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
27	Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries #1) by Sara Gran (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 11,735 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
28	Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #2) by Sara Gran (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 4,525 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
29	The Infinite Blacktop (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #3) by Sara Gran (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,711 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
30	Gridlinked (Agent Cormac #1, Polity Universe #3) by Neal Asher (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 12,860 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
31	The Soldier (Rise of the Jain #1) by Neal Asher (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 4,129 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
32	The Lost Steersman (The Steerswoman, #3) by Rosemary Kirstein 4.29 avg rating — 2,072 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
33	The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax 4.32 avg rating — 861 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
34	The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues by Giles Oakley 3.92 avg rating — 220 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
35	The Apocalypse Codex (Laundry Files, #4) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 11,432 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
36	Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) by Walter Mosley 3.87 avg rating — 30,369 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
37	Night Watch (Discworld, #29; City Watch, #6) by Terry Pratchett 4.50 avg rating — 119,172 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
38	Ash: A Secret History (Book of Ash, #1-4) by Mary Gentle 4.10 avg rating — 1,239 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
39	Dawn of the Dumb: Dispatches from the Idiotic Frontline by Charlie Brooker 3.96 avg rating — 2,909 ratings score: 77, 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
40	The Secret History by Donna Tartt 4.15 avg rating — 1,043,071 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
41	The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 486,496 ratings score: 75, 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