Here's a list of the books I highly recommend:
A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Help by Katherine Stockett
The Alphabet Versus the Goddess by Leonard Shlain
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Lamb by Christopher Moore
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Die Entdeckung der Currywurst von Uwe Timm
(English version: The Invention of the Curried Sausage)