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Picks · Literary · long · avoiding Horror, Thriller/Mystery

Five book club picks for a literary · long · avoiding horror, 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 Covenant of Water

by Abraham Verghese

Three generations in Kerala bound by water and a mysterious curse

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    A Little Life
    by Hanya Yanagihara

    Emotionally intense - clubs either love or debate it passionately

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

    Centuries-spanning fantasy about memory and identity

  3. 4.
    The Nightingale
    by Kristin Hannah

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

  4. 5.
    The Overstory
    by Richard Powers

    Pulitzer winner weaving nine lives through the world of trees

Refine these for your specific group

These picks fit a literary · long · avoiding horror, thriller/mysterygroup on average. The 2-minute quiz tunes them to your group's actual taste — and once you have a club going, ratings improve future picks.