10 books for fans of The Things They Carried
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The Correspondent
by Virginia Evans
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An epistolary novel built from discovered correspondence reveals one woman's journey through decades of artistic ambition, romantic heartbreak, and historical upheaval. Evans explores how letters create intimate connections across time and preserve the fragments that define a life.
★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K ratings) - 2
James
by Percival Everett
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Everett retells Huckleberry Finn from Jim's viewpoint, exposing how enslaved people performed ignorance while harboring deep intelligence. A searing reimagining of American literature's most problematic classic.
★ 4.42 Goodreads (533.5K ratings) - 3
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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) - 5
Among the Vesper Spires: Eternally in Joy for a Day’s Exercise on the Earth
by Gregory Graybill
★ 5.00 Goodreads (3 ratings) - 6
Blind Trust
by John W. Feist
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When Japan's natural gas infrastructure collapses, steel executive Brad Oaks and his wife Amaya confront nationwide blackouts and the country's first female prime minister's power struggles.
★ 4.75 Goodreads (4 ratings) - 7
The Jungle Temple Oracle
The Mystery of Herobrine • Book 2
by Mark Cheverton
★ 4.52 Goodreads (569 ratings) - 8
Forward
Eventing • Book 5
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Jules's riding instructor life grows complicated when Pete's new horse faces pressure from an overbearing owner pushing too fast. Reinert explores the cracks showing in the eventing world as summer season intensifies across Florida.
★ 4.48 Goodreads (477 ratings) - 9
Forever a Hustler's Wife
A Hustler's Wife • Book 2
by Nikki Turner
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Brilliant lawyer Yarni fights to clear her gangster husband Des of murdering his own attorney in this sequel that mixes courtroom drama with street politics.
★ 4.46 Goodreads (3.1K ratings) - 10
