12 must-read fiction books like the shawshank redemption by Stephen King

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By: Stephen King

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Cover of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red by Ridley Pearson, Joyce Reardon, Steven Rimbauer

1. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red

By: Ridley Pearson , Joyce Reardon , Steven Rimbauer

3.71

Format: 277 pages, Mass Market Paperback

At the turn of the twentieth century, Ellen Rimbauer became the young bride of Seattle industrialis… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
"A woman's heart is much stronger than a man's. They are weak creatures, dear. Weak, and often far more insecure than they present on the outside. Trust your love, child. The rest will follow."

-Ridley Pearson, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red

Cover of Shane by Jack Schaefer, Wendell Minor

2. Shane

By: Jack Schaefer , Wendell Minor

3.94

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

A stranger rode out of the heart of the great glowing West, into the small Wyoming valley in the su… read more

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  • fiction
"What a man knows isn't important. Its what he is that counts."

-Jack Schaefer, Shane

"A gun is just a tool. No better and no worse than any other tool, a shovel - or an axe or a saddle or a stove or anything. Think of it always that way. A gun is as good - and as bad - as the man who …"

-Jack Schaefer, Shane

"With us he spoke freely enough. We were, in some subtle way, his folks. Though we had taken him in, you had the feeling that he had adopted us. But with others he was reserved; courteous and soft-spo…"

-Jack Schaefer, Shane

"I would think of him most vividly in that single flashing instant when he whirled to shoot Fletcher on the balcony at Grafton’s saloon. I would see again the power and grace of coordinate force beaut…"

-Jack Schaefer, Shane

Cover of Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love by Thomas   Maier, Thomas Maier

3. Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love

By: Thomas Maier , Thomas Maier

3.63

Format: 411 pages, Audiobook

This critically acclaimed biography offers an unprecedented look at William Masters and Virginia Jo… read more

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  • audiobook
"For nearly a decade, their secret remained safe. Rumors of a lab study devoted to sex, operating in the heart of St. Louis, never appeared on television or radio or in print. As a personal favor to M…"

-Thomas Maier, Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love

Cover of The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are by Kevin Leman

4. The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are

By: Kevin Leman

3.89

Format: 197 pages,

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Cover of The Night Parade by Ronald Malfi

5. The Night Parade

By: Ronald Malfi

3.91

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

First the birds disappeared. Then the insects took over. Then the madness began . . . They call it … read more

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  • horror
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2) by Drew Karpyshyn

6. Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

2.33

Format: None pages,

In the New York Times bestseller Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn painted a gripping… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook

7. From a Certain Point of View

By: Beth Revis , Pierce Brown , Jeffrey Brown , Ken Liu , Rae Carson , E.K. Johnston , Sabaa Tahir , Renée Ahdieh , Matt Fraction , Kieron Gillen , Greg Rucka , Claudia Gray , Meg Cabot , Nnedi Okorafor , Christie Golden , Chuck Wendig , Madeleine Roux , Zoraida Córdova , Daniel José Older , Alexander Freed , Paul Dini , Wil Wheaton , Cavan Scott , John Jackson Miller , Gary D. Schmidt , Elizabeth Wein , Tom Angleberger , Mur Lafferty , Kelly Sue DeConnick , Paul S. Kemp , Charles Soule , Adam Christopher , Delilah S. Dawson , None , Ben Acker , Ben Blacker , Jason Fry , Ian Doescher , Pablo Hidalgo , Ashley Eckstein , Gary Whitta , Glen Weldon , Griffin McElroy , None

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Experience Star Wars: A New Hope from a whole new point of view. On May 25, 1977, the world was int… read more

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8. I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers

By: Tim Madigan

3.68

Format: 330 pages,

It was 1995 when the Fort Worth Star-Telegram assigned Tim Madigan to write a profile of Fred Roger… read more

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9. The Outcast (Summoner, #4)

By: Taran Matharu

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Enter an immersive world where the chosen few have the ability to summon demons... Arcturus is just… read more

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10. Snakehead

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.14

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

No sooner has Alex splashed down off the coast of Australia than he finds himself sucked into anoth… read more

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11. The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

By: Thomas Ligotti , Ray Brassier

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"The Conspiracy against the Human Race sets out what is perhaps the most sustained challenge yet to… read more

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12. The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

By: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

4.55

Format: 699 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1820, a young farm boy in search of truth has a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Three… read more

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  • audiobook
"José Smith no es enemigo del género humano"

-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

"Do you think I would forsake you now?" Willard answered. "If you are condemned to be hung for treason, I will be hung in your stead and you shall go free." "You cannot," said Joseph. "I will," said W…"

-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

"The Lord has led this people all the while in this way," Brigham declared, "by giving them here a little and there a little. Thus He increases their wisdom, and he that receives a little and is thank…"

-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

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13. The House That Horror Built

By: Christina Henry

3.22

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifyi… read more

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  • horror
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. All Hallows

By: Christopher Golden

3.55

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

With the 80's nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christoph… read more

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  • horror
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of No Unhallowed Hand: 1846-1893 (Saints, #2) by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

15. No Unhallowed Hand: 1846-1893 (Saints, #2)

By: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

4.54

Format: 675 pages, Paperback

With mobs threatening to drive them from their homes, thousands of Latter-day Saints flee Nauvoo, t… read more

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  • audiobook
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16. What Kind of Mother

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Bran… read more

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  • horror
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Where They Wait

By: Scott Carson

3.63

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a … read more

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  • horror
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Chosen (Contender, #1) by Taran Matharu

18. The Chosen (Contender, #1)

By: Taran Matharu

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Introducing an epic new trilogy from Taran Matharu, author of the New York Times–bestselling Summon… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Champion (Contender, #3) by Taran Matharu

19. The Champion (Contender, #3)

By: Taran Matharu

4.13

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

In Taran Matharu's The Champion, the explosive final book in the Contender trilogy, Cade and his fr… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Challenger (Contender, #2) by Taran Matharu

20. The Challenger (Contender, #2)

By: Taran Matharu

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The stakes are higher than ever in The Challenger, the second book in the Contender YA trilogy by t… read more

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  • fiction

21. the shawshank redemption

By: Stephen King

4.44

Format: None pages, None

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  • audiobook
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  • horror
  • crime
  • drama

10 Top audiobook books like the shawshank redemption by Stephen King

Transform Your Habits

Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love

Thomas Maier , Thomas Maier

3.63

Transform Your Habits

The Night Parade

Ronald Malfi

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2)

Drew Karpyshyn

2.33

Transform Your Habits

The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

4.55

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The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

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Home Is Where the Bodies Are

Jeneva Rose

3.86

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Jennifer Marie Thorne

3.95

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The Haunting of Velkwood

Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

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