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    31 Books You Won't Be Able To Stop Thinking About

    ~I just can't get you out of my head~

    We recently asked subscribers of the BuzzFeed Books newsletter to tell us about a book they couldn't get out of their head. Needless to say, these novels will stick with you long after you've finished reading.

    1. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

    2. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

    3. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

    4. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

    5. The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

    6. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

    7. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

    8. Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

    9. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    10. Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart

    11. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

    12. Caraval by Stephanie Garber

    13. The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

    14. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

    15. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

    16. Beartown by Fredrik Backman

    17. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

    18. Euphoria by Lily King

    19. The Silo trilogy by Hugh Howey

    20. The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

    21. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

    22. The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

    23. Night Film by Marisha Pessl

    24. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

    25. Good as Gone by Amy Gentry

    26. Blue Is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh

    27. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

    28. The City and the City by China Miéville

    29. Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

    30. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

    31. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

    Note: Entries have been edited for clarity and length.

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