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suggestions for a new book?

i recently just finished up the book "the kiterunner" and im looking to start a new one. i loved this book in that it involved a fictional story but that it tied into various non-fictional events like the taliban in afghanistan and how the story involved a character, although flawed in various ways, had great depth to him and was generally interesting to read from his perspective. another aspect of this book i enjoyed were the various plot twists involving characters from the protagonists past that have come back to remind him of past mistakes. can anyone suggest a new book i should start that could be loosely said as having any of these elements? i thought about picking a new book off of the new york times best sellers list but they look...well...horrible. the list seems pact with countless cheesy suspense novels and teen dramas, none of which i am looking for.

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1. The Book Thief- Markus Zusak this may be classified as a young adult book but i asure you its nothing cheesy or immature about it. it is extremely well written and told from a very interesting perspective. i love this book. it may take a while to get into but once you do it is amazing and even though i read it well over a year ago i think about its story all the time.
2. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen Brooklyn by Colm Toibin Tinkers by Paul Harding