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Picks · Mixed · long · avoiding Horror, Romance

Five book club picks for a mixed · long · avoiding horror, romance 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

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    The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
    by Stuart Turton

    Groundhog Day meets Agatha Christie - mind-bending mystery puzzle

  2. 3.
    The Overstory
    by Richard Powers

    Pulitzer winner weaving nine lives through the world of trees

  3. 4.
    The Alice Network
    by Kate Quinn

    Female spies across two world wars - thrilling and empowering

  4. 5.
    Lessons
    by Ian McEwan

    One man's life across Cold War to COVID - McEwan's most ambitious novel

Refine these for your specific group

These picks fit a mixed · long · avoiding horror, romancegroup 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.