Books About Loneliness and Isolation

1.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,936 ratings
2.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,478,750 ratings
3.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,625 ratings
4.
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
by: Andy Weir
4.50 avg rating — 868,568 ratings
5.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,309 ratings
6.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 324,951 ratings
7.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,760 ratings
8.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,114 ratings
9.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,488 ratings
10.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 4.23 avg rating — 1,370,933 ratings
11.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,120 ratings
12.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,394 ratings
13.
A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove 4.38 avg rating — 1,164,657 ratings
14.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,238 ratings
15.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 4.07 avg rating — 276,041 ratings
16.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,582 ratings
17.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,013 ratings
18.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 4.17 avg rating — 1,390,579 ratings
19.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,520 ratings
20.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,102 ratings
21.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,616 ratings
22.
The Blue Castle
The Blue Castle 4.31 avg rating — 52,511 ratings
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Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)
Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 22,609 ratings
24.
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 83,250 ratings
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit 3.90 avg rating — 82,141 ratings
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating 4.15 avg rating — 20,360 ratings
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The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding 3.81 avg rating — 19,903 ratings
28.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,830 ratings
29.
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
30.
The Dry (Aaron Falk #1)
The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) 4.06 avg rating — 260,169 ratings
31.
Bartleby the Scrivener
Bartleby the Scrivener 3.93 avg rating — 72,164 ratings
32.
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott 4.19 avg rating — 19,683 ratings
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Alone
Alone 4.14 avg rating — 18,722 ratings
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8 Notes to a Nobody (Bird Face, #1)
8 Notes to a Nobody (Bird Face, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 107 ratings
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The Well of Loneliness
The Well of Loneliness 3.76 avg rating — 18,800 ratings
36.
10 Steps to Girlfriend Status (Bird Face, #2)
10 Steps to Girlfriend Status (Bird Face, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 54 ratings
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The Humans
The Humans
by: Matt Haig
4.08 avg rating — 151,008 ratings
37.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating — 36,543 ratings
39.
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah 3.68 avg rating — 17,456 ratings
40.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,753 ratings
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Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times 3.83 avg rating — 66,430 ratings
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Piranesi
Piranesi 4.22 avg rating — 406,320 ratings
43.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,448 ratings
44.
The Language of Flowers
The Language of Flowers 4.09 avg rating — 230,234 ratings
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Normal People
Normal People 3.81 avg rating — 1,755,638 ratings
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Bane's Eyes (I Am Margaret, #4)
Bane's Eyes (I Am Margaret, #4) 4.51 avg rating — 140 ratings
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Mandy Lamb and the Full Moon: Can a half-sheep girl and a werewolf be friends? (A Rural Fantasy Novel for Tweens & Teens)
Mandy Lamb and the Full Moon: Can a half-sheep girl and a werewolf be friends? (A Rural Fantasy Novel for Tweens & Teens) 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Breeda Looney Steps Forth
Breeda Looney Steps Forth 3.71 avg rating — 282 ratings
49.
Roland West, Loner
Roland West, Loner 4.42 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Guarding Aaron (Faith & Kung Fu #3)
Guarding Aaron (Faith & Kung Fu #3) 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings
51.
The King's Prey: Saint Dymphna of Ireland
The King's Prey: Saint Dymphna of Ireland 4.51 avg rating — 175 ratings
52.
Hunting and Gathering
Hunting and Gathering 4.12 avg rating — 23,656 ratings
52.
The Perfect Blindside
The Perfect Blindside 4.33 avg rating — 166 ratings
54.
3 Things to Forget (Bird Face, #4)
3 Things to Forget (Bird Face, #4) 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
54.
Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
56.
Quarantine
Quarantine
by: Jim Crace
3.68 avg rating — 4,085 ratings
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6 Dates to Disaster (Bird Face, #3)
6 Dates to Disaster (Bird Face, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings
58.
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted 4.42 avg rating — 116,196 ratings
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The Friend
The Friend 3.74 avg rating — 54,678 ratings
59.
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone 3.92 avg rating — 33,163 ratings
61.
The Lawrence Browne Affair (The Turners, #2)
The Lawrence Browne Affair (The Turners, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 6,831 ratings
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The Lost Queen
The Lost Queen 3.71 avg rating — 838 ratings
63.
The Snow Goose
The Snow Goose 4.16 avg rating — 5,461 ratings
64.
The Wall
The Wall 4.03 avg rating — 27,513 ratings
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Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement
Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement 4.42 avg rating — 4,016 ratings
66.
Pearl Verses the World
Pearl Verses the World 4.17 avg rating — 449 ratings
67.
Sweet Bean Paste
Sweet Bean Paste 4.06 avg rating — 66,911 ratings
67.
The Invention of Morel
The Invention of Morel 3.97 avg rating — 31,638 ratings
67.
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else 3.97 avg rating — 4,065 ratings
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The Woman in the Wall
The Woman in the Wall 3.83 avg rating — 2,416 ratings
71.
Back Home
Back Home 4.17 avg rating — 2,641 ratings
72.
History of Wolves
History of Wolves 3.40 avg rating — 29,097 ratings
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The Waves
The Waves 4.14 avg rating — 51,031 ratings
74.
Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating — 349,089 ratings
75.
Whisper Falls (Destiny, #3)
Whisper Falls (Destiny, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 2,987 ratings
76.
The Loudness of Unsaid Things
The Loudness of Unsaid Things 3.58 avg rating — 1,893 ratings
77.
Heart Journey (Celta's Heartmates, #9)
Heart Journey (Celta's Heartmates, #9) 4.01 avg rating — 1,399 ratings
77.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,263 ratings
77.
Last One Home
Last One Home 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Texan's Wager (Wife Lottery, #1)
The Texan's Wager (Wife Lottery, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 7,660 ratings
81.
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy 4.02 avg rating — 3,157 ratings
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A Virgin River Christmas (Virgin River, #4)
A Virgin River Christmas (Virgin River, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 31,411 ratings
83.
To Beguile a Beast (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #3)
To Beguile a Beast (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 14,771 ratings
84.
What They Always Tell Us
What They Always Tell Us 3.93 avg rating — 4,992 ratings
85.
The Only Girl in Town
The Only Girl in Town 3.21 avg rating — 2,474 ratings
86.
Before You Knew My Name
Before You Knew My Name 3.79 avg rating — 30,556 ratings
87.
Strays Like Us
Strays Like Us 3.71 avg rating — 211 ratings
88.
Modern Gladiator (Modern Gladiator, #1)
Modern Gladiator (Modern Gladiator, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 41 ratings
88.
The Spear in the Sand
The Spear in the Sand liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
88.
Four Seasons of Loneliness: A Lawyer's Case Stories
Four Seasons of Loneliness: A Lawyer's Case Stories 4.20 avg rating — 56 ratings
88.
The Man Who Was Late
The Man Who Was Late 3.35 avg rating — 97 ratings
88.
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
The Sudden Appearance of Hope 3.64 avg rating — 11,807 ratings
88.
The Anchoress
The Anchoress 3.63 avg rating — 2,819 ratings
88.
Tin Man
Tin Man 3.97 avg rating — 50,859 ratings
88.
The Solitude of Prime Numbers
The Solitude of Prime Numbers 3.65 avg rating — 81,942 ratings
88.
Flamer
Flamer 4.31 avg rating — 12,179 ratings
88.
All the Birds, Singing
All the Birds, Singing
by: Evie Wyld
3.61 avg rating — 14,529 ratings
98.
Secret Seth
Secret Seth 3.88 avg rating — 65 ratings
98.
Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone: A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness, and Litigation
Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone: A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness, and Litigation 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings
98.
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1)
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 52,291 ratings
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