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Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

368 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Robert Tressell

23 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 1914 (editions) user-added

5.0dave_holwill's review
fiction classics reflective medium-paced
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

Unseen Academicals

Discworld #37

Terry Pratchett

400 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Thud! by Terry Pratchett

Thud!

Discworld #34

Terry Pratchett

362 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
fiction fantasy mystery adventurous funny medium-paced
Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1 by Steve Ditko, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1

Essential Amazing Spider-Man #1

Steve Ditko, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

568 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
fiction comics adventurous dark medium-paced
The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends by Tom Cox

The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends

Cat Man #3

Tom Cox

272 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
nonfiction contemporary memoir funny lighthearted slow-paced
Close Encounters of the Furred Kind by Tom Cox

Close Encounters of the Furred Kind

Cat Man #4

Tom Cox

242 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

392 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers/Diggers/Wings by Terry Pratchett

The Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers/Diggers/Wings

Bromeliad Trilogy #1-3

Terry Pratchett

502 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous funny reflective slow-paced
High-Rise by J.G. Ballard

High-Rise

J.G. Ballard

208 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0dave_holwill's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced