People Are Sharing The One Book That Has Stood Out To Them In All Their Years Of Reading

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Buzzfeed, 31 Books

By Hannah Loewentheil of BuzzFeed.
A list of 31 best books that individuals state is their single best book, sourced by "browsing through the subreddit r/books and parsed through responses from the BuzzFeed Community".
While the list is numbered I think it is an unranked list.

This list was originally published in 2022 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'The Namesake' by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake

Cover of 'Crying In H Mart' by Michelle Zauner

Crying In H Mart

Michelle Zauner

Cover of 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Shriver

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Cover of 'The Art Of Hearing Heartbeats' by Jan-Philipp Sendker

The Art Of Hearing Heartbeats

Jan-Philipp Sendker

Cover of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

Cover of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

Cover of 'A Man Called Ove' by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

Cover of 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Cover of 'Call Me By Your Name' by André Aciman

Call Me By Your Name

Cover of 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Cover of 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

Cover of 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Cover of 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

Cover of 'Sag Den Wölfen, Ich Bin Zu Hause' by Carol Rifka Brunt

Sag Den Wölfen, Ich Bin Zu Hause

Carol Rifka Brunt

Cover of 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Cover of 'The Infinite Plan' by Isabel Allende

The Infinite Plan

Cover of 'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Cover of 'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Cover of 'The Warmth Of Other Suns' by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth Of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson

Cover of 'Never Let Me Go' by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Cover of 'Stay With Me' by Ayobami Adebayo

Stay With Me

Ayobami Adebayo

Cover of 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

Cover of 'Pachinko' by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Cover of 'Before We Were Yours' by Lisa Wingate

Before We Were Yours

Cover of 'Beneath A Scarlet Sky' by Mark T. Sullivan

Beneath A Scarlet Sky

Mark T. Sullivan

Cover of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Cover of 'The Things They Carried' by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Cover of 'When Breath Becomes Air' by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Cover of 'The Invisible Life Of Addie La Rue' by V. E. Schwab

The Invisible Life Of Addie La Rue

Cover of 'Maybe You Should Talk To Someone' by Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone

Cover of 'I Know This Much Is True' by Wally Lamb

I Know This Much Is True