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The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron

Giovanni Boccaccio

1072 pages • first pub 1351 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction classics literary short stories adventurous funny slow-paced
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel García Márquez

120 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction classics literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Study of Language by George Yule

The Study of Language

George Yule

420 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0croft's review
nonfiction informative slow-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald

200 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry

162 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction classics play emotional reflective medium-paced
Trash by Dorothy Allison

Trash

Dorothy Allison

240 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction lgbtqia+ short stories challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
100 años de soledad by Gabriel García Márquez

100 años de soledad

Gabriel García Márquez

234 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

The Lottery

Shirley Jackson

30 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction classics horror short stories dark tense fast-paced
I, Cthulhu, or, What's a Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing in a Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)? by Neil Gaiman

I, Cthulhu, or, What's a Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing in a Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)?

Neil Gaiman

12 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction fantasy horror short stories dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard

Arcadia

Tom Stoppard

97 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0croft's review
fiction play challenging reflective medium-paced