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Mind-Bending Books

Challenges your perception of reality, identity, or truth.

17 books
Annihilation
Horror

Annihilation

by Jeff VanderMeer
Mystery8/10Supernatural Creature Horror7/10Survival9/10Unreliable Reality9/10
AtmosphericDark and UnsettlingEdge of Your Seat
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Dark Matter
sci-fi

Dark Matter

by Blake Crouch
Psychological Thriller8/10Unreliable Narrator7/10Unreliable Reality9/10
Binge-WorthyCan't Stop Thinking About It
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Ender's Game
YA Sci-Fi

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card
Battle / War8/10Chosen One10/10Coming of Age7/10Mentor and Protégé8/10Underdog Hero9/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItEdge of Your Seat
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Gone Girl
Thriller

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn
Dark Secrets10/10Gaslighting9/10Psychological Thriller10/10Unreliable Narrator10/10
AtmosphericCan't Stop Thinking About ItDark and Twisty
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House of Leaves
Horror

House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski
Dark Forest Cult6/10Doppelganger / Body Swap8/10Epistolary6/10Unreliable Narrator9/10Unreliable Reality9/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItDark and UnsettlingThought-Provoking
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Piranesi
Fantasy

Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke
Found Family6/10Gothic Horror8/10Unreliable Narrator10/10Unreliable Reality10/10
AtmosphericCan't Stop Thinking About ItEscapist
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The Folk of the Air
young-adult

The Folk of the Air

by Leigh Bardugo
Enemies to Lovers8/10Fae / Faerie Courts9/10Forbidden Love7/10Slow Burn6/10
Dark and TwistySlow Burn SatisfactionSwoony
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The Girl on the Train
Psychological Thriller

The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins
Dark Secrets8/10Missing Person10/10Psychological Thriller9/10Unreliable Narrator10/10Unreliable Witness8/10
AtmosphericCan't Stop Thinking About ItCozy Thriller
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The Haunting of Hill House
Horror

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson
Psychological Thriller7/10Small Town Secrets7/10Supernatural Creature Horror8/10Unreliable Narrator8/10Unreliable Reality7/10
AtmosphericDark and UnsettlingSpooky Season
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The Hazel Wood
young-adult

The Hazel Wood

by Melissa Albert
Dark Academia8/10Dark Secrets6/10Unreliable Narrator7/10Whodunit7/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItDark and TwistyEdge of Your Seat
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The Maze Runner
YA Dystopian

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner
Dystopian Society8/10Survival10/10Unreliable Reality7/10
Edge of Your SeatPage-Turner
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The Sea of Tranquility
YA Science Fiction

The Sea of Tranquility

by Emily St. John Mandel
Dual Timeline9/10Unreliable Reality8/10
AtmosphericThought-Provoking
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The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
thriller

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

by Stuart Turton
Locked Room Mystery7/10Mystery10/10Unreliable Reality9/10Whodunit8/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItPage-Turner
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The Shining
Horror

The Shining

by Stephen King
Dark Forest Cult7/10Dark Secrets9/10Psychological Thriller8/10Supernatural Creature Horror8/10Unreliable Narrator8/10
Dark and UnsettlingEdge of Your SeatSpooky Season
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The Silent Patient
Psychological Thriller

The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides
Dark Secrets9/10Psychological Thriller10/10Unreliable Narrator9/10Whodunit8/10
Dark and TwistyPage-Turner
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The Woman in the Window
Psychological Thriller

The Woman in the Window

by A.J. Finn
Gaslighting9/10Missing Person8/10Psychological Thriller9/10Unreliable Narrator10/10
Dark and TwistyPage-Turner
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Horror

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson
Dark Forest Cult8/10Dark Secrets10/10Psychological Thriller7/10Small Town Secrets8/10Unreliable Narrator7/10
AtmosphericDark and UnsettlingSlow Burn Satisfaction
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