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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1-2

Lewis Carroll

421 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

152 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones #1

Helen Fielding

310 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

Farewell, My Lovely

Philip Marlowe #2

Raymond Chandler

304 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious reflective medium-paced
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials #1-3

Philip Pullman

1138 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous dark reflective fast-paced
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

C.S. Lewis

206 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming

Live and Let Die

James Bond (Original Series) #2

Ian Fleming

229 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
The Locked Room by Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö

The Locked Room

Martin Beck Police Mystery #8

Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö

336 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Murder Is Easy by Agatha Christie

Murder Is Easy

Superintendent Battle #3

Agatha Christie

253 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Hercule Poirot #4

Agatha Christie

304 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced