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Picks · Mixed · medium-length · avoiding Historical Fiction

Five book club picks for a mixed · medium-length · avoiding historical fiction 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

Born a Crime

by Trevor Noah

Funny and harrowing apartheid childhood - audiobook especially recommended

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    In a Thousand Different Ways
    by Cecelia Ahern

    Woman who sees emotions as colors navigates life - magical and moving

  2. 3.
    Gone Girl
    by Gillian Flynn

    The unreliable narrator twist that launched a thousand book club arguments

  3. 4.
    The Handmaid's Tale
    by Margaret Atwood

    Dystopian classic that feels newly urgent with every rereading

  4. 5.
    Our Missing Hearts
    by Celeste Ng

    Near-future dystopia about a mother's fight for her child

Refine these for your specific group

These picks fit a mixed · medium-length · avoiding historical fictiongroup 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.