Literary fiction is not always the best place to look for page turners, but not all literary books are slow. Ranging from a novel you just cant put down about the search for a missing child, to a twisted moroccanset tale of female friendship gone awry, here are pageturning psychological thrillers. Those books that keep you up all night because you are completely enthralled in the story. Make a list browse lists search lists leaders help contact suggest feature newsletter. On a contrasting and more positive note, i started thinking about the opposite the books ive been so drawn into and enthralled by that ive read them in one or two sittings, while my hands cramp, my elbows go numb from propping me up. Random house its 1974, and a man is dancing on a tightrope between the towers of the world trade centerrisky business, but as colum mccann reveals in let the great world spin random house, so is simply living day to day. Every single time i pick up a harry potter book i find something new to appreciate and i find myself lost. What book could you just not put down after picking up. The door by the staircase by katherine marsh, illustrated by kelly murphy. What follows is an unputdownable story of love and guilt, political ambition, and greed for more, exploring the darkest corners of human nature, and the aspirations of the criminal mind. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger, can you keep a secret.
Aug 27, 2015 no matter what your favorite genre is, its a fairly universal idea that the best type of book is the kind that you just can t put down. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Must read indies, best gripping books, kept me up all night, books more addicting than the amazing friend called chocolate, best fast. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. I am the typical 23m working part time job studying etc. May 24, 2016 she is an extremely complex character, and her development throughout the book was enough on its own for me to be completely hooked. This is a fascinating novelization of the baba yaga folk tale. I cant help but recommend this last book by salter, who died this year. Trust usno need to grab a bookmark, you wont put these thrillers down until youve turned the last page. A pageturner for every age and stage not only is literacy a basic human right, it is a fundamental building block for learning as well as a personal empowerment tool, notes the world literacy foundation. In all, it answers some questions, tempts further with information, and finds a charming way to look at india.
But the book is also full of violence and drama and secrets and betrayal and its just so amazing. What are great books to read if we want to be put into a good mood. Jan 04, 2016 11 books you cant put down no matter how hard you try. These are the 48 books top interior designers cant put down. This story is from an aussie, so it was a noholdsbarred on americans, which i like. Aug 12, 2015 her books are a mixture of romance and mysterysuspense that will make them difficult to put down. There are two books i couldn t put down, even on the second and third reading. The topic doesnt matter, its the way theyre written that makes you want to confine yourself in its adventures. In its honor, we picked 10 new cant putemdown books to keep even the most recalcitrant young readers engaged. Just like perfect first dates, theyre uncommon, but theyre out there. When you can find great ones, reading literary fiction is so.
A man comes back to new york from world war ii to face the unremarkable cruelty of normal life melancholy, the pursuit of love and passing seasons. This book will grab you from the first paragraph score. Barbara the slut and other people by lauren holmes. Best books to read of all time interior designer book picks. I can t help thinking a library wouldn t be too bad. A few months back, i talked about the books we just cant seem to get to, that languish in our toread piles collecting dust bunnies and. Both antagonist and protagonist are fleshed out with remarkable fullness, which caused me to get even more involved in this book i couldnt put it down. From a fairly standard horror premise a house is revealed to be slightly larger on the inside than is strictly possible danielewski spins out a dizzying tale involving multiple unreliable narrators, typographic mysteries, and looping footnotes that manage to drag the reader. May 22, 2015 6 can t put down books youll finish by memorial day. Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy industrial town, jo nesbos macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. The writing is often strong though serviceable will suffice, if you know what i mean, and it cant be so dense or challenging that i cant read it while im sleepy, or mentally exhausted. Danielewski put simply, house of leaves is one of the most frightening books ever written. Tell me about the embarrassing situations books have got you into.
Apr, 2020 egan is one of the best american writers, and this is one of her best books. Diana gabaldons outlander features a timetraveling protagonist. The 50 best suspense books of all time reedsy discovery. Books you cant put down 0 some of my favourite books that i have read over and over again, and still cant put down until the end i sometimes wish i had never read these books so that i could read them for the first time again. These tales full of enigmatic intrigue and shocking twists have always enthralled readers, and theyve become more popular than ever over the past few. Sometimes picking a tome worth your time can be a bit of a challenge, but. Theres nothing better than to find a book that catches you and doesnt let you go. Do you wish someone would tell you to read this not that. I have worn out 3 paperback copies of this book and will continue to keep a copy in my purse at all times. Jul 09, 2014 every once in a while, i pick up a book thats so compelling i just cant put it down until i reach the last page. Its time to step into the sun for memorial day weekend and ring in those lazy, hazy days of summer with a good book. However, finding a selection of books that you won t be. She also has some of the sweetest romance stories that ive read thus far, and the best part is youre not having to wait to the end of the story for things to click for the characters, that realization happens early on. Extremely loud and incredibly close by jonathan safran foer.
The suspense will keep your tween turning the pages long into the night. A few months back, i talked about the books we just cant seem to get to, that languish in our toread piles collecting dust bunnies and resenting us. Our once lonely beaches are slowly transforming into a landscape of bright colored towels, bikinis and barechested boys scooping sand for works of art. Nov 12, 2015 we all love stumbling across books like these. This novel, with its web of disparate but connected charactersincluding a godbattered irish monk, a swashbuckling prostitute, an artist with a guilty. Weve curated the best books like big little lies for readers who cant get enough of moriartys fabulous femalecentered tale. However, while many readers assume the genre is all bodicerippers, there are countless classic romances you wont be embarrassed to be seen reading in public. This novel, with its web of disparate but connected charactersincluding a god. Oct 03, 2019 we can t put down these thriller books that range from psychological mind games, to horrific mysteries, to scary stories of all kinds.
Below is a list of 100 books you can t put down, compiled from both your recommendations as well as suggested titles from our hpb bibliomaniacs. I was never really into books, just recently during quarantine i picked a book from the shelf i never finished, the books name is hippie written by paulo coelho, after finishing the book in about a week i went and bought 2 other books of paulo coelho zahiri and the alchemist, i am amazed by how books work, hippie gave me the. What are best nonfiction books which you cant put down. May 28, 2014 8 books i cant put down sweat beads on my skin and drips down my back as i walk next to my motherinlaw making footprints on the shoreline, marking her birthday and chatting about the future. Cant put down sweat beads on my skin and drips down my back as i walk next to my motherinlaw making footprints on the shoreline, marking her birthday and chatting about the future. Read the best books 2019 has to offer were here to guide you through your ultimate reading list. Pulling all your reading recommendations and adding our own, we came. Its time to step into the sun for memorial day weekend and ring in those lazy, hazy days of. Adventure books are pretty much guaranteed to provide a gripping narrative, full of action, danger, and the unknownand theyre also the type of books that readers tend to tear through at a breakneck pace, unable to resist turning the pages till theyve reached the. With shocking twists that keep you glued to the page and tense suspense that doesn t let up until the story ends, you won t be able to put this thriller down.
Ernest clines ready player one takes place in a future. Here are some great summer books you cant put down. Its a completely different storyline but a wellwritten, cant stopreading tale. Dec 11, 2017 i cant help but recommend this last book by salter, who died this year. Add these thriller book recommendations to your required. Every once in a while, i pick up a book thats so compelling i just cant put it down until i reach the last page. But once you get those first pages under your belt, you cant put this one down. I have been lucky to read many books i just can t put down.
I cant imagine why you would label the list as books you cant put down. I read fewer than 5 pages of the first harry potter it is fine for children but no selfrespecting adult should be gushing over it. Yes, it starts out slowly to establish the unique setting and characters. A reddit user named samjosephwebb asked folks for the most cantputdown book theyve ever read here were the toprated responses. Sep 02, 2017 15 books you wont be able to put down this fall. She is an extremely complex character, and her development throughout the book was enough on its own for me to be completely hooked. Try to encourage her to get a little sleep, though. Its 1974, and a man is dancing on a tightrope between the towers of the world trade centerrisky business, but as colum mccann reveals in let the great world spin random house, so is simply living day to day. As you fellow mommies know, spare time in the day to actually find to read a book can be hard to come by so i dont have the time or. Unputdownable books, for me, have certain qualities. The writing is often strong though serviceable will suffice, if you know what i mean, and it cant be so dense or challenging that i cant read it. If you cant read enough about hygge, lagom, and swedish death.
Cheers to the books weve been meaning to read all these years and should probably start at some point. When i was a kid, i used to build cozy little nests around our house. This list has you covered no matter how youre feeling. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. The 60 best books of 2019 best fiction and nonfiction of. Hi there, the book youve missed from the cantputdown list is the cuckoos egg by clifford stoll. Hi there, the book youve missed from the can t put down list is the cuckoos egg by clifford stoll. Winner of the pulitzer prize and definitely the best book ive read this year. Oct 24, 20 i cant imagine why you would label the list as books you cant put down.
Find out which ones are worth the hype and which to skip. The chapters alternate between a young boy who ends up in the hitler youth and a blind girl living with her family in occupied france. Its about a disparate group of characters almost a collection of short stories but all about the passage of time. Some of them are classics, some of them are bestsellers, some of them are for young adults. No matter what your favorite genre is, its a fairly universal idea that the best type of book is the kind that you just cant put down. We cant put down these thriller books that range from psychological mind games, to horrific mysteries, to scary stories of all kinds. What is that one book that you just couldnt put down. Its all described in language that is alive, elegant, precise and satiating. With that in mind, weve rounded up the 40 most romantic books of all time, from timehonored novels to modern classics you wont want to put down. Blog posted on wednesday, may 08 the 50 best suspense books of all time whether you need a beach read, an airplane read, or just something to peruse before bed if you dare, theres one category you can always count on. Dec 20, 2015 10 books i couldnt put down this year all the light we cannot see.
Safekeeping is filled with the things that i love most in books. Jan 02, 2017 20 books you won t be able to put down. Her writing is so brilliant that even when depressing, one still enjoys every word. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. It unfolds the way all great cant putemdown novels do. Its about a group of elite college friends and a new student who. A while back, we asked you what was last book that you couldnt put down. Id drag the comforter off my bed, pull pillows and blankets off the couch, grab some snacks and whatever book i was reading, then set up camp in whatever odd nook i could find.
The winner you did hear aboutand wont be able to put down. There are dozens on there i had no problem dropping at all. It tells of her experiences primarily in the er, but also in her work with doctors without borders. However, finding a selection of books that you wont be.