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These are some of my favorite books of all time that I constantly recommend to anyone who will listen. 😂

Rank by popularity

Cover of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

Claire North, 2014

Cover of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline, 2011

Cover of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Hyperion

Dan Simmons, 1989

Cover of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Way of Kings

Brandon Sanderson, 2010

Cover of Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn: The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson, 2006

Cover of Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

Speaker for the Dead

Orson Scott Card, 1986

Cover of A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson, 2003

Cover of Recursion by Blake Crouch

Recursion

Blake Crouch, 2019

Cover of Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud, 1993

Cover of We Are Legion by Dennis E. Taylor

We Are Legion

Dennis E. Taylor, 2016

Cover of The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

The Girl with All the Gifts

M.R. Carey, 2014

Cover of The Martian by Andy Weir

The Martian

Andy Weir, 2011

Cover of Flash Boys by Michael Lewis

Flash Boys

Michael Lewis

Cover of Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace, 2001

Cover of Data Sketches by Nadieh Bremer, Shirley Wu

Data Sketches

Nadieh Bremer, Shirley Wu, 2020

Cover of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab, 2020

Cover of Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller, 2018

Cover of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin, 2022

Cover of Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney, 2018

Cover of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir, 2021

Cover of Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer

Off to Be the Wizard

Scott Meyer, 2013

Cover of Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Red Rising

Pierce Brown, 2014

Cover of Wool by Hugh Howey

Wool

Hugh Howey, 2011

Cover of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss, 2007

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§ About this list

Books: 26
Published: 1986–2022
Average rating: 4.3 / 5 across 39,188 ratings
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Dystopian

Most-rated on Recommendations

1Project Hail Mary · Andy Weir
2Ready Player One · Ernest Cline
3Mistborn: The Final Empire · Brandon Sanderson

Common questions about Recommendations

How many books are on Recommendations?: Recommendations has 26 books, published between 1986 and 2022.
Which book on Recommendations is the most popular?: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is the most-rated book on the list, with 4,696 ratings and a 4.5 average.
What is the highest-rated book on Recommendations?: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.6 out of 5.
Where should I start with Recommendations?: Start with Project Hail Mary, Ready Player One and Mistborn: The Final Empire: the three most-rated books on the list.
What genres are on Recommendations?: The books on this list are tagged Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction and Dystopian.

Explore: Adventure · Fantasy · Fiction · Dystopian