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Five book club picks for a fun · long · avoiding thriller/mystery group

These books were chosen from our 150-book editorial catalog using the same matching algorithm we use on the quiz. They're a starting point — refine for your specific group with the 2-minute quiz.

Top pick

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

by Jonas Jonasson

Forrest Gump meets Swedish absurdism - hilarious escapade through history

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    The Nightingale
    by Kristin Hannah

    Two sisters in WWII France make impossible choices - emotional and gripping

  2. 3.
    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
    by V.E. Schwab

    Centuries-spanning fantasy about memory and identity

  3. 4.
    The Four Winds
    by Kristin Hannah

    Dust Bowl survival story with a fierce mother at its center

  4. 5.
    Pachinko
    by Min Jin Lee

    Epic multigenerational saga with cultural richness

Refine these for your specific group

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