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Books Worth Getting Lost In
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items This collection is full of reads that kept me up way past my bedtime, thought about long after finishing, and would happily recommend to a friend. Enjoy 📖✨
Sections
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Society
Self Development
Classic Literature
Novels
Finance
Murakami
Society
A chilling classic about a world where the government watches everything, controls truth, and punishes independent thought. 1984 follows Winston Smith as he quietly rebels against a system built on fear, surveillance, and lies—raising the terrifying ...
1984 | George Orwell
The Handmaid’s Tale follows Offred, a woman forced into servitude in a totalitarian society where women’s rights have been stripped away and fertility is controlled by the state. As she quietly resists, the story explores power, freedom, and what it ...
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
A group of farm animals overthrow their human owner, dreaming of equality and freedom. But as the pigs take control, power slowly corrupts, rules quietly change, and the revolution turns into something eerily familiar. Animal Farm is a sharp, darkly ...
Animal Farm | George Orwell
A powerful coming-of-age story set in the racially divided American South. Through young Scout Finch’s eyes, we watch her father, Atticus, defend a Black man falsely accused of a crime—challenging prejudice, injustice, and small-town hypocrisy. It’s ...
To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee
Invisible Women is an absorbing cornucopia of thought-provoking facts - fascinating, alarming and face-palming in equal measures. Caroline Criado Perez shows up the shortcomings of a world designed for men by men. The consequences of treating men as ...
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
A glorious American classic everyone should read: It’s life-changing if you read it as a teen, and still stunning when you reread it as an adult. The first time I read Fahrenheit 451 was in my 7th grade English class. I've returned to it again and ag...
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
A timely book though it was written in 1935. It deals with a presidential election where the President declares martial law and takes everyone's liberties and rights away. He changes the country from states to 8 districts and appoints people loyal to...
It Can't Happen Here | Sinclair Lewis
Self Development
Everyone asks for this book, and for good reason—it’s not just another self-help book. James Clear provides an incredibly practical and actionable system for making real, lasting changes through tiny, manageable steps. I actually started using his me...
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der ...
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma | Bessel Van Der Kolk
Unlock the extraordinary within. Becoming Supernatural blends science and spirituality to show how meditation, mindset, and energy work can help you heal, transform, and create the life you truly want. Practical, inspiring, and mind-opening.
Becoming Supernatural | Joe Dispenza
A thought-provoking collection that challenges how you see yourself, your habits, and the world, perfect for anyone ready to rethink, reflect, and grow.
101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think | Brianna West
A quiet, reflective book about noticing the present moment and the small things we often overlook in everyday life. It encourages the reader to pause and consciously look outward and inward. A calm, poetic work that lingers long after reading.
Was nützt der schönste Ausblick | John Strelecky
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words “Let Them" will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others....
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About
Classic Literature
A passionate, controversial classic that explores love, desire, class, and emotional freedom. Lady Chatterley's Lover follows Constance Chatterley as she struggles with loneliness in an unhappy marriage and finds a deep connection that challenges soc...
Lady Chatterley's Lover | D. H. Lawrence
A timeless tale of endurance and quiet strength. The Old Man and the Sea follows an aging fisherman who sets out alone to prove his worth after a long streak of bad luck. His struggle against the sea and a massive marlin becomes a powerful meditation...
Old Man and the Sea | Hemingway Ernest
A powerful collection of short stories that explores loneliness, emotional distance, and the quiet struggles between men and women. Hemingway’s signature sparse style makes each story feel sharp and understated, yet deeply emotional beneath the surfa...
Men Without Women | Hemingway
If you’re looking for a timeless romance with sharp wit and emotional depth, Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is a must-add to your list. It’s a captivating story of love, heartbreak, and social expectations, following two sisters as they navigat...
Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen
"Little Women" follows the lives of the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, as they grow up during the American Civil War. Full of heart, humor, and sisterly bonds, it’s a timeless story about family, dreams, and finding your own path in the ...
Little Women | Alcott
To the Lighthouse follows the Ramsay family and their guests during visits to a seaside home, where small moments, thoughts, glances, unfinished conversations, carry enormous emotional weight. As years pass and life changes, the novel explores how pe...
To the Lighthouse | Virginia Woolf
I recently read The Shadow of the Wind and it completely pulled me in from the first pages. It’s a beautifully written mystery set in post-war Barcelona, centered around a boy who discovers a forgotten book that leads him into a maze of secrets, dang...
The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A dark, stormy tale of obsession and revenge. Wuthering Heights follows the intense, destructive love between Heathcliff and Catherine: one that warps generations, blurs the line between passion and cruelty, and refuses to fade even after death. Wild...
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
“Emma” by Jane Austen is a witty and charming classic about a confident young woman who loves matchmaking but isn’t always right about other people’s feelings, or her own. As Emma Woodhouse’s plans start to unravel, she slowly learns about self-aware...
Emma | Jane Austen
"Lolita" tells the controversial and haunting story of Humbert Humbert, a literature professor whose obsessive infatuation with a young girl, Dolores “Lolita” Haze, drives him into a dark and morally complex journey. Nabokov’s novel is a masterful bl...
Lolita | Nabokov Vladimir
A man named Josef K. wakes up one morning to find he’s arrested for a mysterious crime he doesn’t know. As he navigates an absurd, nightmarish legal system, nothing makes sense, authority feels unreachable, and every attempt to defend himself only en...
The Trial | Kafka, Franz
The novelist and essayist Elizabeth Hardwick is one of contemporary America's most brilliant writers, and Seduction and Betrayal, in which she considers the careers of women writers as well as the larger question of the presence of women in literatur...
Seduction and Betrayal: Women and Literature | Elizabeth Hardwick
I recently read Letter to a Child Never Born and it left a deep impression on me. It’s written as a mother’s intimate letters to the child she may never get to bring into the world, and it explores love, loss, choice, and existence in a very raw and ...
Letter to a Child Never Born | Oriana Fallaci
I’m always intrigued by stories wrapped in philosophy, spiritualism, metaphysics, and the ability to pass on knowledge/wisdom to others without making you feel like you went through a 5+ hour seminar. This ended up being one of those books that I was...
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Novels
This is one of, if not THE best book I have ever read. Wonderful prose, great story line, engaging characters. I was immediately swept up by the prose which did an excellent job of painting a vivid picture of not only Theo, but of Golden. I loved how...
Theo of Golden: A Novel - Levi, Allen
In March 2020, Belle Burden was safe and secure with her family at their house on Martha’s Vineyard, navigating the early days of the pandemic together, building fires in the late afternoons, drinking whisky sours, making roast chicken. Then, with no...
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage | Belle Burden
Phoebe Stone has given up. After an emotional divorce, trudging through an unenjoyable, uninspiring job, and dealing with a severe writers’ block, she decides to splurge on herself one last time. She drives to the Cornwall Inn, a place she has always...
The Wedding People | Alison Espach
Between life and death there is a library. In The Midnight Library, Nora Seed finds herself in a mysterious place where every book represents a different version of her life, based on the choices she could have made. As she explores these alternate l...
The Midnight Library | Matt Haig
A beautifully layered novel about family, sacrifice, love, and the choices that echo across generations. Hosseini’s storytelling is emotional, poetic, and deeply human, weaving together interconnected lives across different countries and decades. If ...
And the Mountains Echoed | Hosseini, Khaled
Step into a whimsical world of curious adventures! Filled with unforgettable characters like the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts, this timeless classic sparks imagination and wonder for readers of all ages. Whether you're revisi...
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll
A refreshing and inspiring read that invites you to slow down and rethink what it really means to live well. Blending travel, reflection, and life philosophy, Gotto shares a journey toward simplicity, freedom, and presence, reminding us that happines...
La Pura Vida | Gianluca Gotto
As someone who believes that letter writing is a lost art and “thank you” notes should be handwritten, I loved this book. I did feel at one point, especially with her brief fling with the Texan, that somewhere along the line I’d missed some letters. ...
The Correspondent | Virginia Evans
I love to read atmospheric and lyrical type books which feature female characters, but there was something really personal about Circe to me that I can’t adequately articulate. It wasn’t her strength alone or loneliness, but the way she reflected on ...
Circe by Madeline Miller
This is one of the first books I have read since starting to read this year, and it was beautiful. The complex relationship between Patroclus and Achilles is mesmerizing, and I could not put the book down! I love how Miller shows the background of th...
The Song of Achilles by Miller, Madeline
This will bring you to tears, several times. The most heartwarming story tied to the most trying time for the world. A reluctant hero meets his toughest test, where he can save the world or he can save his only friend, but not himself. Full of quanda...
Project Hail Mary | Any Weir
Finance
This is a great read for individuals looking to change or broaden their financial intelligence! I believe the cash flow diagrams are an amazing motivator and visual representation of real life financial situations. I have quoted this book every day s...
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
A deep dive into money, Bitcoin, and why sound money matters. Saifedean Ammous connects history, economics, and Bitcoin to explain how monetary systems shape society and why Bitcoin offers a radically different alternative.
The Bitcoin Standard: Decentralized Banking
This book argues that history moves in predictable generational cycles (periods of growth, rebellion, decline, and crisis) and that we’re currently in a major societal crisis phase that started around 2008. Using Strauss‑Howe’s generational theory, a...
The Fourth Turning Is Here | Neil Howe
The Big Print takes a clear, no‑nonsense look at how America’s monetary system went off track, arguing that decades of money printing and debt have weakened the economy, fueled inflation, and widened wealth inequality. Lepard traces the history from ...
The Big Print: What Happened To America | Lawrence Lepard
Fiat Food dives into how modern money and power shaped what we eat and how it’s hurting our health. Lysiak argues that once governments abandoned the gold standard and embraced fiat currency, economic incentives shifted toward cheap, processed foods ...
Fiat Food | Matthew Lysiak
Ray Dalio breaks down why nations fall into financial trouble, using history as a guide. He explains how debt cycles, overspending, and poor economic policies can lead countries to default, devalue their currencies, and lose global influence. The boo...
How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle
If you’re looking to understand Bitcoin beyond just price speculation, Bitcoin: The Ultimate Collateral is a compelling read. It reframes Bitcoin as pristine collateral in a global financial system increasingly dependent on trust and debasement-resis...
Bitcoin: The Ultimate Collateral - Braiins
Murakami
Needs his own collection as one of my favourite writers
A surreal, dreamlike novel that follows two seemingly separate journeys: a teenage boy who runs away from home to escape a dark prophecy, and an elderly man who can talk to cats. As their paths slowly intertwine, the story blends reality with the str...
Kafka on the Shore | Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 follows Aomame and Tengo, two lonely souls in Tokyo whose lives slowly begin to intertwine in a strange alternate reality. Aomame, a fitness instructor with a secret double life as an assassin, realizes she has slipped into a s...
1Q84. (1&2) | Haruki Murakami
A nostalgic, emotionally raw story about love, loss, and growing up. Set in 1960s Tokyo, it follows Toru Watanabe as he navigates grief, fragile relationships, and the quiet loneliness of early adulthood. Tender, melancholic, and deeply introspective...
Norwegian Wood (Tokyo Blues) | Haruki Murakami
A quiet, nostalgic story about Hajime, a man whose comfortable adult life is upended when he reconnects with his childhood love. Murakami explores memory, longing, and the bittersweet ache of choices we can’t undo, showing how the past quietly shapes...
South of the Border, West of the Sun - Murakami
A collection of introspective, subtly surreal stories told from the perspective of a reflective narrator. Each tale explores memory, love, loss, and the strange twists of everyday life, blending the ordinary with moments of quiet wonder and melanchol...
First Person Singular | Murakami, Haruki
A man’s ordinary life unravels when his wife mysteriously disappears, sending him into Tokyo’s surreal underworld. Blending mystery, dreams, and the uncanny, this novel explores love, loss, and the hidden depths of human experience, where reality and...
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle | Haruki Murakami
A quiet, unsettling piece that lingers more than it explains. In typical Murakami fashion, the story moves through a subdued emotional register, ordinary moments gradually opening into something strange, ambiguous, and psychologically charged. “Desir...
Desire by Haruki Murakami
Dostoevsky
Needs his own collection as one of my favourite writers
A lonely dreamer wanders the streets of St. Petersburg and meets a young woman caught in her own struggles. Over four magical nights, they share hopes, confessions, and fleeting romance, but reality intrudes, leaving a bittersweet, unforgettable impr...
White Nights | Dostoevsky, Fyodor
A gripping exploration of faith, doubt, and morality, The Brothers Karamazov follows the lives of the troubled Karamazov family. As the passionate brothers, Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha, grapple with love, jealousy, and their father’s murder, Dostoevsky...
The Brothers Karamazov | Dostoevsky, Fyodor
A gripping dive into guilt, morality, and the human psyche. When impoverished student Raskolnikov commits a murder, he sets off a psychological battle with his conscience, society, and fate. Dostoevsky explores crime, punishment, and the blurry line ...
Crime and Punishment | Dostoevsky
Beneath the bustling streets lies a world most people never see: a labyrinth of tunnels, hidden corners, and fleeting moments. This collection captures the stories, faces, and memories that exist quietly in the shadows: the laughter, the struggles, t...
Notes from the Underground | Dostoevsky
A gripping tale of obsession, risk, and the highs and lows of human desire. The Gambler follows Alexei, a young tutor consumed by his addiction to roulette, as he navigates love, wealth, and the dangerous allure of chance. A thrilling dive into passi...
The Gambler | Dostoevsky
Prince Myshkin, a kind-hearted and naïve man, returns to Russian high society after years in a Swiss sanatorium. His innocence and honesty clash with the deceit, ambition, and passion around him, sparking love, jealousy, and tragedy. A deeply human s...
The Idiot | Dostoevsky
Harry Potter | Saga
Author: J.K. Rowling
This is where the magic begins. Harry Potter, an ordinary boy living a difficult life with his neglectful relatives, suddenly learns on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard. He is whisked away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a pla...
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone; Book 1
Harry returns to Hogwarts for his second year only to find the school under threat. A hidden chamber has been opened, unleashing a terrifying creature that is attacking students. Strange messages appear on the walls, whispers echo through corridors, ...
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets; Book 2
This book takes a darker, more emotional turn as Sirius Black, a dangerous prisoner, escapes from Azkaban prison and appears to be hunting Harry. Dementors, terrifying creatures that feed on fear and despair, are stationed around Hogwarts, affecting ...
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban; Book 3
Harry is unexpectedly entered into the dangerous Triwizard Tournament, a magical competition between three wizarding schools that tests courage, intelligence, and survival skills. As he competes in increasingly dangerous tasks involving dragons, unde...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Book 4
Harry returns to Hogwarts to find that many people refuse to believe Voldemort has returned. The Ministry of Magic interferes with Hogwarts, installing strict control through Dolores Umbridge, making life at school miserable and oppressive. Feeling i...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Book 5
As Voldemort’s influence spreads, Harry begins private lessons with Dumbledore to uncover the dark wizard’s history. Together, they explore Voldemort’s past and the creation of Horcruxes, objects that contain fragments of his soul and make him nearly...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Book 6
The final book follows Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they leave Hogwarts behind to complete the dangerous mission of destroying Voldemort’s Horcruxes. Without the safety of school, they face constant danger, isolation, and uncertainty while uncovering ...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Book 7
The official script of the hit West End stage production that continues the story of the wizarding world years after the original series. This two-part play follows Harry Potter as an adult, now working at the Ministry of Magic, while his son Albus S...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
The Harry Potter Books 1–7 Special Edition Boxed Set is a complete collector’s collection of the iconic fantasy series that follows Harry Potter’s journey from an ordinary boy to the wizard who changes the magical world forever. This set includes all...
Harry Potter Books 1-7 Special Edition Boxed Set
Divergent | Saga
The definitive box set for Divergent fans! This four-book set includes paperbacks of the three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy, plus the companion volume told from the perspective of the immensely popular character Tobias...
1. Divergent: One choice can transform you. Veronica Roth's debut is a gripping dystopian tale of electrifying choices, powerful consequences, unexpected romance, and a deeply flawed "perfect society." Includes bonus materials by Veronica Roth.
2. Insurgent: One choice can destroy you. The second bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride. As war surges in the factions all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves-and herself-while grappling with haunting questions of grief and ...
3. Allegiant: One choice will define you. The explosive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers. Includes bonus materials by Veronica Roth.
4. Four: A Divergent Collection: A companion volume to the worldwide bestselling Divergent series, told from the perspective of Tobias. The four pieces included-"The Transfer," "The Initiate," "The Son," and "The Traitor"-plus three additional scenes...
1. Divergent: One choice can transform you. Veronica Roth's debut is a gripping dystopian tale of electrifying choices, powerful consequences, unexpected romance, and a deeply flawed "perfect society." Includes bonus materials by Veronica Roth.
2. Insurgent: One choice can destroy you. The second bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride. As war surges in the factions all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves-and herself-while grappling with haunting questions of grief and ...
3. Allegiant: One choice will define you. The explosive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers. Includes bonus materials by Veronica Roth.
4. Four: A Divergent Collection: A companion volume to the worldwide bestselling Divergent series, told from the perspective of Tobias. The four pieces included-"The Transfer," "The Initiate," "The Son," and "The Traitor"-plus three additional scenes...
Divergent Series Four-Book Paperback Box Set: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four
Divergent is my favorite book of ALL the dystopian books I have ever read I have read all of the dystopian books (well the popular ones at least) and divergent beat ALL of them. Some people will say about how the violence is bad, well why did you rea...
Divergent | Roth, Veronica #Book1
Insurgent is a very interesting dystopian action novel where people are split into factions to ensure their safety and security. This strategy ends up creating a war between the factions, and this “perfect” world is on the brink of collapse. Insurgen...
Insurgent, Veronica Roth #Book2
I love this series. It's one of the most underrated books of all time in my opinion. Veronica Roth gets you so emotional attatched to the characters. I cried at the end of it but at the same time it was sweet. I recommended thus seires to a bunch of ...
Allegiant , Veronica Roth #Book3
If the ending of Allegiant didn’t make up my mind for me, that Roth likes Four more than she likes Tris, then this book surely did. Frankly, Four isn’t interesting enough for us to benefit much from getting his side of things. Was it interesting? Yes...
Four: A Divergent Collection
Twilight | Saga
The covers are gorgeous as well as the pages itself. It shows the accurate art of Bella and Edward as well. Buying the collection set is probably cheaper than buying the books separately.
The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection (Boxed Set)
I finally read Twilight, and I loved it! Even though I'd already seen the movie, the book was so much better. Bella and Edward's relationship feels much deeper, sweeter, and more natural. The extra conversations and little moments between them made m...
Twilight | Stephenie Meyer #Book1
My review on this book is that I loved it is was way better than the movie I mean in this book you can really tell how much Jacob loved Bella and how much Bella loved Jacob. I just have to say one thing though I didn't like the way that Edward left B...
New Moon| Meyer, Stephenie #Book2
I loved Eclipse. With more drama, more angst, it is a quick, fun read that keeps you on your toes. Keeping with a classic love triangle, it branches out into the darker side of vampires.
Eclipse | Meyer, Stephenie #Book3
“Edward had always thought that he belonged to the world of horror stories. Of course, I’d known he was dead wrong. It was obvious that he belonged here In a fairy tale. And now I was in the story with him. ” Breaking Dawn is the conclusion to the Tw...
Breaking Dawn | Stephenie Meyer #Book4
This entire book is what edwards point of view is from the rest of the other books (specifically the First Twilight book; Twilight 2005). Stephanie Meyer explains how Edward Cullen feels throughout this entire book, Distraught,Emotional,Romantic,Dark...
Midnight Sun - Meyer, Stephenie #Book5
I love everything Twilight, but this was truly something special. I have read this particular book hundreds of times. I keep laughing, crying, and loving the story more and more each time through. Beau and Edyth are truly amazing. As a fan, yes I wis...
Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
When the movie came out, I was in the 7th grade. I was 12 years old, when I read all of these. I am now 24, and I still have them!! My aunt were 35, 42, and 50 years old and they were just as obsessed with them!
The Twilight Saga Complete Collection
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Saga
If you love fantasy, action, drama, romance this serie is for you!
Absolutely love this book and going on to read the entire series! If you love fantasy, action, drama, romance this is for you!
A Court of Thorns and Roses #Book1
Firstly, team Rhysand all the way. Secondly, this book makes up for everything the first book lacked. When people say, "It gets better", it is very true. This book really makes you think about what someone wants you to see and believe, and what is tr...
A Court of Mist and Fury #Book2
This was a great finale to the series and was packed with movement and action. Quite a few changes took place in this book so I had to pay attention to everything going on. I will say that things with Therian were not wrapped at the end, but I am hea...
House of Flame and Shadow #Book3