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Mind Blowing Books
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The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,285,611 ratings — published 2019
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,485,430 ratings — published 2020
Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 27 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,833,030 ratings — published 2018
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,212,896 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,157,113 ratings — published 2015
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 20 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,168,940 ratings — published 2009
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,940,813 ratings — published 2008
Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,082,916 ratings — published 1932
We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,406,058 ratings — published 2014
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.57 — 771,977 ratings — published 2016
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,737,176 ratings — published 2012
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,174,185 ratings — published 2015
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,456,117 ratings — published 2012
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,772,221 ratings — published 2013
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,232,559 ratings — published 2015
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,424,676 ratings — published 2012
And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,622,489 ratings — published 1939
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,388,820 ratings — published 2011
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,571,371 ratings — published 1945
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 13 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,204,796 ratings — published 2000
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,731,769 ratings — published 2010
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.10 — 198,925 ratings — published 2011
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,713,422 ratings — published 2017
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,635,587 ratings — published 2016
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.49 — 980,034 ratings — published 2006
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 12 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,118,456 ratings — published 2007
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,528,362 ratings — published 2003
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.24 — 161,560 ratings — published 2015
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,887,025 ratings — published 2005
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,571,540 ratings — published 2014
Archer's Voice (ebook)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.16 — 677,375 ratings — published 2014
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,502,162 ratings — published 2003
Consequences (Consequences, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 3.92 — 43,333 ratings — published 2011
Legend (Legend, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.15 — 564,581 ratings — published 2011
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,013,537 ratings — published 2012
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,857,490 ratings — published 1999
Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.12 — 550,412 ratings — published 2002
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,562,141 ratings — published 2023
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,121,567 ratings — published 2017
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,266,649 ratings — published 2011
The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.15 — 207,331 ratings — published 2012
Reflected in You (Crossfire, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.29 — 365,659 ratings — published 2012
Walking Disaster (Beautiful, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.14 — 204,911 ratings — published 2013
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,475,828 ratings — published 1985
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,006,448 ratings — published 1999
World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.14 — 108,315 ratings — published 2013
Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.13 — 727,704 ratings — published 2016
November 9 (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,331,254 ratings — published 2015
City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 4.38 — 416,385 ratings — published 2014
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as mind-blowing)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,208,531 ratings — published 1954
“If we are really ready for thinking, not the traditional, conventional, rehashed thinking, but the exploratory and adventurous thinking, we can move forward and discover the astounding appeal of new mind-blowing visions. ( "Ready-to-wear thinking")”
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“Imagine yourself taking a stroll through Manhattan, somewhere north of 68th street, deep inside Central Park, late at night. It would be nice to meet someone friendly, but you know that the park is dangerous at night. That's when the monsters come out. There's always a strong undercurrent of drug dealings, muggings, and occasional homicides.
It is not easy to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. They dress alike, and the weapons are concealed. The only difference is intent, and you can't read minds.
Stay in the dark long enough and you may hear an occasional distance shriek or blunder across a body.
How do you survive the night? The last thing you want to do is shout, "I'm here!" The next to last thing you want to do is reply to someone who shouts, "I'm a friend!"
What you would like to do is find a policeman, or get out of the park. But you don't want to make noise or move towards a light where you might be spotted, and it is difficult to find either a policeman or your way out without making yourself known. Your safest option is to hunker down and wait for daylight, then safely walk out.
There are, of course, a few obvious differences between Central Park and the universe.
There is no policeman.
There is no way out.
And the night never ends.”
― The Killing Star
It is not easy to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. They dress alike, and the weapons are concealed. The only difference is intent, and you can't read minds.
Stay in the dark long enough and you may hear an occasional distance shriek or blunder across a body.
How do you survive the night? The last thing you want to do is shout, "I'm here!" The next to last thing you want to do is reply to someone who shouts, "I'm a friend!"
What you would like to do is find a policeman, or get out of the park. But you don't want to make noise or move towards a light where you might be spotted, and it is difficult to find either a policeman or your way out without making yourself known. Your safest option is to hunker down and wait for daylight, then safely walk out.
There are, of course, a few obvious differences between Central Park and the universe.
There is no policeman.
There is no way out.
And the night never ends.”
― The Killing Star
