10 books for fans of The Great Gatsby
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The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Portrait of Youth, Wealth, and Moral Decay
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Before Gatsby, Fitzgerald dissected wealth's corrosive effects through Anthony and Gloria Patch, a beautiful couple whose privileged lives spiral into moral bankruptcy.
★ 3.73 Goodreads (65.8K ratings) - 2
This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Before Gatsby, Fitzgerald wrote this semi-autobiographical portrait of a self-absorbed Princeton student discovering that privilege doesn't guarantee purpose or happiness.
★ 3.63 Goodreads (80.6K ratings) - 3
The Jungle Temple Oracle
The Mystery of Herobrine • Book 2
by Mark Cheverton
★ 4.52 Goodreads (569 ratings) - 4
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The Body
by Robin Waterfield, Stephen King
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Wil Wheaton's performance perfectly channels the nostalgic voice of Gordie looking back on that pivotal summer when innocence died along a railroad track.
★ 4.30 Goodreads (45.7K ratings) - 6
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Vonnegut blends his Dresden bombing experience with science fiction elements as Billy Pilgrim becomes "unstuck in time," witnessing his life's moments non-linearly.
★ 4.10 Goodreads (1.5M ratings) - 7
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
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Through ash-covered wasteland, a dying father pushes his son toward an uncertain coast, maintaining hope and humanity in a world stripped of both.
★ 4.00 Goodreads (1.1M ratings) - 8
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Lord Of The Flies
by Raymond Wilson
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Schoolboys crash-land on a paradise island, but their attempt at civilization quickly dissolves into tribal warfare and murder. Golding strips away social veneer to reveal the beast lurking in human nature.
★ 3.70 Goodreads (3.2M ratings) - 10
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter • Book 3
by J.K. Rowling
★ 4.58 Goodreads (4.9M ratings)