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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

12 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

283 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
El niño con el pijama de rayas by John Boyne

El niño con el pijama de rayas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas #1

John Boyne

224 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Cinderella Is Dead

Kalynn Bayron

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters

Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row

Jarvis Jay Masters

179 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

They Both Die at the End

Death-Cast #1

Adam Silvera

373 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
fiction lgbtqia+ speculative fiction young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

Sea Prayer

Khaled Hosseini

48 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
fiction graphic novel historical literary poetry short stories emotional sad fast-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0crissyreads's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced