The 10 books on this stack
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Iain Banks 1990
Why it's on the stack
Nobody is entirely good · it tells it straight
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
A stunning new reissue edition of the third Culture novel from Iain M. Banks - one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction.
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Susanna Clarke 2020 2 want to read
Why it's on the stack
The truth comes out bit by bit · a narrator who doesn't tell you the truth
It shares this with 5 more books on this stack
Dyslexia-Friendly Edition using sans serif font printed with blue ink on cream paper.
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Hernán Díaz 2022
Why it's on the stack
You end up rooting for the wrong people · a story hidden inside another
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
Perfect for fans of Succession. Can one person change the course of history?
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Agatha Christie 1926 1 want to read
Why it's on the stack
Nothing is quite what it seems · a crime, and the clues to solve it yourself
It shares this with 2 more books on this stack
One of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels, featuring her beloved detective Hercule Poirot—and her most surprising twist.
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Zoe Heller 2003
Why it's on the stack
You end up rooting for the wrong people · pitch-black comedy
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
Barbara's loyalty to her new friend is passionate and unstinting and when Sheba is discovered having an illicit affair with one of her pupils, Barbara quickly elects herself as Sheba's chief defender.
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Vladimir Nabokov 1777
Why it's on the stack
You end up rooting for the wrong people · a narrator who doesn't tell you the truth
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
The most famous and controversial novel from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century tells the story of Humbert Humbert’s obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores…
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Caroline Kepnes 2014
Why it's on the stack
It gets under your skin · a narrator who doesn't tell you the truth
It shares this with 3 more books on this stack
But there's more to Joe than Beck realises and much more to Beck than her perfect facade.
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Julian Barnes 2011
Why it's on the stack
It won't tell you everything at once · melancholic and unhurried
It shares this with 5 more books on this stack
Tony Webster has always made the very reasonable assumption that he could trust his memories, but when he's forced to revisit his past, everything he believes about himself and his life is challenged.
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Gillian Flynn 2011 2 want to read
Why it's on the stack
You end up rooting for the wrong people · a twist at the end that changes everything
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears.
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Paula Hawkins 2014 2 want to read
Why it's on the stack
The truth comes out bit by bit · a narrator who doesn't tell you the truth
It shares this with 5 more books on this stack
She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens.