Great books but typically not the easy obvious choices.

Discover hidden literary gems with our curated list of great books that aren't the typical obvious choices. Find your next unforgettable read among these unique and thought-provoking selections.

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Solaris

by Stanisław Lem

The first of Lem’s novels to be published in americanca and still the best known. A scientist examining the ocean that covers the surface of …
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Tales of Pirx the Pilot

by Stanisław Lem

In Pilot Pirx, Lem has created an irresistibly likable character: an astronaut who gives the impression of still navigating by the seat of his pants-a …
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More Tales of Pirx the Pilot

by Stanisław Lem

Commander Pirx, who drives space vehicles for a living in the galaxy of the future, here faces a new series of intriguing adventures in which …
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Atlas Shrugged

by Ayn Rand

Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told …
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Nineteen Eighty-four

by George Orwell

Eternal warfare is the price of bleak prosperity in this satire of totalitarian barbarism.
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The Trial

by Franz Kafka

From one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis: Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year …
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The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions …
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The Sea Wolf

by Jack London

The Sea Wolf is Jack London’s powerful and gripping saga of Humphrey Van Weyden, captured by a seal-hunting ship and now an unwilling sailor under …
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The Mysterious Island

by Jules Verne

Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The …
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