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Propulsive

Books with an engine — they push so hard you look up and it's somehow 2am and three chapters past your bedtime.

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Books and stacks that feel Propulsive

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Cover of MentiraCover of Talented Mr RipleyCover of Gone GirlCover of The Silent PatientCover of Shutter Island
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Thrillers where someone pretends to be who they're not

Holding down a borrowed identity for years — and being frighteningly good at it. Thrillers of impostors, false identities and impersonation.

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Claustrophobic Unsettling
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Cover of Boys in the BoatCover of Friday night lightsCover of OpenCover of MoneyballCover of The secret race
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Sports books worth reading even if you hate sports

Stories where the final score is the least of it. The best sports writing is about everything the game drags in with it.

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Cathartic Intimate
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Cover of Of Mice and MenCover of The Old Man and the SeaCover of Animal FarmCover of The OutsiderCover of Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Novels you finish in one sitting

Short enough to swallow whole, sharp enough that you won't want to put them down anyway. For an afternoon, a long train ride, or a night you don't want to sleep.

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Unsettling Melancholic
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Cover of Dark MatterCover of Midnight LibraryCover of Space Between WorldsCover of The long earthCover of Ten Thousand Doors of January
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Books with parallel universes running next to our own

Somewhere close by, another version of everything is playing out right now. Novels about the worlds running parallel to your own.

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Hopeful Mysterious
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Cover of The End of EternityCover of 2001Cover of 1984Cover of The Sirens of TitanCover of Solaris
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Understanding Science Fiction

If you're new to science fiction and want to understand its tropes, here's a stack of books covering what you should probably read to get up to speed

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Mysterious Epic
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Cover of The Count of Monte CristoCover of Way of KingsCover of A Storm of SwordsCover of SarumCover of Wolf Hall
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Big books to disappear into for a month

Big books and doorstoppers worth the month they take. Worlds deep enough to live in, stories with room to wander. Clear your shelf first

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Epic Propulsive
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Cover of The Silent PatientCover of Gone GirlCover of The Girl on the TrainCover of Sharp ObjectsCover of Before I Go To Sleep
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Psychological thrillers with a twist you never see coming

You start thinking you know who's lying. You end up doubting yourself. Suspense that keeps its final card until the last page.

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Unsettling Mysterious
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Cover of From Lukov with LoveCover of The FlatshareCover of RadianceCover of Funny StoryCover of The Safekeep
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Slow burn romance with no spark at hello

Two people who feel nothing at first, then everything. Slow burn romance where you actually watch them fall, page by page.

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Romantic Propulsive
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