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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1276 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
Short Cuts: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver

Short Cuts: Selected Stories

Raymond Carver

160 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Silmarillion

Middle-earth Universe

J.R.R. Tolkien

365 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous challenging slow-paced
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