Prompts

What books did you read at the perfect moment in your life and ended up being exactly what you needed?

Reading the right book at the right time can change the way you see the world. What are some books they you happened to read at just that moment that they resonated with you in a way they wouldn't have if you'd read them at another time?

I Am the Messenger

2002 • 283 Readers • 376 pages 4.1

The Night Circus

2011 • 2,280 Readers • 387 pages 3.9

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

#1 of 2 in Monk and Robot

2021 • 1,653 Readers • 160 pages 4.3

The Remains of the Day

1989 • 972 Readers • 213 pages 4.2

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

1985 • 3,013 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

#2 of 3 in Harold Fry

2014 • 46 Readers • 352 pages 4.2

Left Behind

#1 of 12 in Left Behind

1995 • 143 Readers • 497 pages 3.2

Heartstopper: Volume One

#1 of 11 in Heartstopper

2016 • 1,136 Readers • 263 pages 4.4

Mindset:The New Psychology of Success

2006 • 407 Readers • 320 pages 4

The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing

2006 • 102 Readers • 336 pages 4.4

The Pragmatic Programmer

1900 • 392 Readers • 9h 55m 4.2

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America Along the Appalachian Trail

#2 of 2 in Bryson and Katz

1997 • 520 Readers • 416 pages 4

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

#1 of 3 in The Way, The Enemy, and The Key

2014 • 442 Readers • 229 pages 3.9

I'll Give You the Sun

2014 • 441 Readers • 386 pages 4.2

A Short History of Nearly Everything

2003 • 1,255 Readers • 705 pages 4.2

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

2016 • 319 Readers • 6h 50m 4.3

The Fifth Season

#1 of 3 in The Broken Earth

2015 • 2,627 Readers • 421 pages 4.3

The Midnight Library

5 • 3,570 Readers • 288 pages 3.8

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

2019 • 979 Readers • 384 pages 4.1

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

#1 of 3 in The Brown Sisters

2019 • 593 Readers • 384 pages 3.9

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

#1 of 2 in The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

2019 • 257 Readers • 352 pages 3.7

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

#1 of 3 in Bright Falls

2022 • 441 Readers • 375 pages 4.1

Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

2020 • 42 Readers • 327 pages 4.1

White Women

2022 • 21 Readers • 225 pages 4.1

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

2022 • 411 Readers • 320 pages 4

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

1977 • 108 Readers • 196 pages 3.9

Normal People

#1 of 2 in Normal People

2018 • 2,014 Readers • 273 pages 3.6