Jenny Han's Books That Play with Time

Goodreads asked young adult author Jenny Han to share her recommended reading list with us. Han is the author of the New York Times bestselling To All the Boys I've Loved Before series, which is currently being adapted into three films by Netflix. The second movie, P.S. I Still Love You, came out in February 2020.

From Jenny Han: "Time moves differently when I’m reading. I can get so lost in the page, I have no idea how much time has passed. These books play with time in different ways—they might pull you back and forth in time, or plant you in a place and time very different than your own, which is exactly what I need from a book right now.

The books on this list are a welcome diversion and a source of comfort for me. I hope they are for you too!"

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List Challenge
The average Goodreads member has read 1 out of 16 books on this list — how many have you read?

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1	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.78 avg rating — 235,905 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 27,082 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank 3.36 avg rating — 137,982 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 39,396 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 47,911 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 231,467 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds 4.25 avg rating — 130,213 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 4.08 avg rating — 114,259 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,833,502 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 633,595 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Locked in Time by Lois Duncan 3.93 avg rating — 5,654 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Landline by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 170,023 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 4.34 avg rating — 556,963 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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