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Michael berner profile picture
i cant recommend this book more. it was a huge part of my childhood and actually the first series that made me interested in reading. its a very good suspense thriller with at least for me some mild horror elements.
Among the Hidden a book by Margaret Peterson Haddix and Cliff Nielsen
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Michael berner profile picture
another good thriller with fantastic suspense. this book will keep you guessing every step of the way and will for most keep you that way until the very end.
Famous Last Words a book by Gillian McAllister
 
Michael berner profile picture
this one might make some cry, it deals with feminism in India and the repercussions of just being a women. i may be a man but i still got sad reading this. couldn't recommend it enough for the advanced reader
Thousand Splendid Suns
 
Michael berner profile picture
your standard coming of age story with a mix of being even more relatable now due to themes of poverty and the American dream. id say give it a shot but im more into suspense and horror, but out of every coming of age story this one was one of the be...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn [75th Anniversary Ed] a book by Betty Smith
 
Michael berner profile picture
this story is heavy for me due to my past with it dealing with an alcoholic but it also is a tale about those in power abusing it for selfish gain. the main protagonist is the recovering alcoholic secret agent. this is the "final" book in his series ...
Absolution a book by Jeff VanderMeer
 
Michael berner profile picture
annihilation is the first book in this majestic series known as Southern reach. this one follows 4 women. a biologist, a psychiatrist, a surveyor and an anthropologist who venture into an unknown land cut off from civilization. trigger warning, does ...
Annihilation a book by Jeff VanderMeer and Karen Joy Fowler
 
Michael berner profile picture
this is the second book in the series and really keeps you hooked. if the first was even mildly interesting the second blows that experience out of the water. Authority revolves around the operatives of the Southern Reach agency. The agency is respon...
Authority a book by Jeff VanderMeer and N. K. Jemisin
 
Michael berner profile picture
this is the third and technically final book in the series. i think it ties everything together pretty well and the 4th book definitely is just an extension onto the lore rather than being another southern reach book
Acceptance a book by Jeff VanderMeer and Helen Macdonald
 
Michael berner profile picture
an anything but simple story about achieving your goals no matter the cost, it digs deep into the mind of humanity and what we'll do to achieve greatness
The Alchemist a book by Paulo Coelho
 
Michael berner profile picture
a neurosurgeon battling their own terminal cancer in this gut wrenching novel. it'll ask some scary questions about what life means to those with little left
When Breath Becomes Air a book by Paul Kalanithi and Abraham Verghese
 
Michael berner profile picture
this book asks the biggest scientific questions with child like enthusiasm and does so unapologetically. if you're wondering too why were here this book will help you understand even just a little better and its actually fun
A Short History of Nearly Everything a book by Bill Bryson