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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter #2

J.K. Rowling

341 pages • first pub 1998 (editions) user-added

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

White Nights

Fyodor Dostoevsky

80 pages • first pub 1848 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction classics romance emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

Kelly McGonigal

288 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring slow-paced
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter #4

J.K. Rowling

734 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein

36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein

402 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare

278 pages • first pub 1623 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction classics play challenging dark funny medium-paced
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Neil Postman

175 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction philosophy sociology informative reflective slow-paced
Deceit, Desire, and the Novel: Self and Other in Literary Structure by René Girard

Deceit, Desire, and the Novel: Self and Other in Literary Structure

René Girard

328 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

David Platt

230 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction religion informative inspiring slow-paced
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter #6

J.K. Rowling

672 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark emotional medium-paced