Books Like The Reformatory

10 books for fans of The Reformatory

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   Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

   The Pacific War Trilogy • Book 1

   by Ian W. Toll

   ★ 4.61 Goodreads (10.4K ratings)

   656 pages • 2011

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   Beneath a Scarlet Sky

   by Mark T. Sullivan

   Teenager Pino Lella guides Jews over the Alps then becomes a Nazi general's driver, spying for the Italian resistance. Based on true events, this forgotten hero's story reveals the extraordinary courage of ordinary people.

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   Teenager Pino Lella guides Jews over the Alps then becomes a Nazi general's driver, spying for the Italian resistance. Based on true events, this forgotten hero's story reveals the extraordinary courage of ordinary people.

   ★ 4.43 Goodreads (396.0K ratings)

   509 pages • 2017

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3. 3

   

   The Evening and the Morning

   Kingsbridge

   by Ken Follett

   In Dark Ages England facing Viking invasions, a monk, a noblewoman, and a builder's destinies intertwine as they struggle against corruption to establish what will become Kingsbridge. Follett's sweeping prequel to Pillars of the Earth.

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   In Dark Ages England facing Viking invasions, a monk, a noblewoman, and a builder's destinies intertwine as they struggle against corruption to establish what will become Kingsbridge. Follett's sweeping prequel to Pillars of the Earth.

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (136.4K ratings)

   913 pages • 2020

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4. 4

   

   Genghis: Birth of an Empire

   Conqueror • Book 1

   by Conn Iggulden

   Abandoned as a child after his father's murder, Temujin endures steppe brutality to become Genghis Khan. Iggulden focuses on the personal betrayals and survival instincts that shaped history's greatest conqueror.

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   Abandoned as a child after his father's murder, Temujin endures steppe brutality to become Genghis Khan. Iggulden focuses on the personal betrayals and survival instincts that shaped history's greatest conqueror.

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (38.2K ratings)

   528 pages • 2007

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   Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

   by Min Jin Lee

   Lee follows four generations of Korean immigrants in Japan, starting with Sunja's desperate marriage to escape shame and continuing through decades of discrimination and survival.

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   Lee follows four generations of Korean immigrants in Japan, starting with Sunja's desperate marriage to escape shame and continuing through decades of discrimination and survival.

   ★ 4.34 Goodreads (641.5K ratings)

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   The Shadow of the Wind

   Cemetery of Forgotten Books • Book 1

   by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

   In 1945 Barcelona, a boy finds a cursed novel in a secret library, uncovering a decades-old mystery involving a forgotten author, book burning, and revenge.

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   In 1945 Barcelona, a boy finds a cursed novel in a secret library, uncovering a decades-old mystery involving a forgotten author, book burning, and revenge.

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (727.6K ratings)

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   The Nightingale

   by Kristin Hannah

   Hannah follows two sisters through occupied France — one hiding refugees, one smuggling Allied airmen — as ordinary women become unlikely heroes.

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   Hannah follows two sisters through occupied France — one hiding refugees, one smuggling Allied airmen — as ordinary women become unlikely heroes.

   ★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.2M ratings)

   564 pages • 2015

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   The Help

   by Kathryn Stockett

   Skeeter returns from college to find her beloved maid Constantine gone, launching a secret project to document the real experiences of black domestic workers in 1960s Mississippi despite the deadly risks.

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   Skeeter returns from college to find her beloved maid Constantine gone, launching a secret project to document the real experiences of black domestic workers in 1960s Mississippi despite the deadly risks.

   ★ 4.47 Goodreads (3.0M ratings)

   451 pages • 2009

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   The Story of World War II: Revised, expanded, and updated from the original text

   by Donald L. Miller

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.1K ratings)

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    Retreat, Hell!

    The Corps • Book 10

    by W.E.B. Griffin

    Korean War Marines advance through enemy territory while their commanders battle each other in Washington. Griffin balances military action with the political drama tearing apart American leadership.

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    Korean War Marines advance through enemy territory while their commanders battle each other in Washington. Griffin balances military action with the political drama tearing apart American leadership.

    ★ 4.40 Goodreads (4.7K ratings)

    640 pages • 2003

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