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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

293 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

5.0elbent's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV, Douglas Carlton Abrams

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV, Douglas Carlton Abrams

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0elbent's review
nonfiction philosophy self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Magic Cleaning #1

Marie Kondo

213 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0elbent's review
nonfiction self help informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Abarat by Clive Barker

Abarat

Abarat #1

Clive Barker

393 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0elbent's review
fiction fantasy horror young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker

Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War

Abarat #2

Clive Barker

489 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0elbent's review
fiction fantasy horror young adult adventurous dark medium-paced
It by Stephen King

It

Stephen King

1156 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0elbent's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Abarat: Absolute Midnight by Clive Barker

Abarat: Absolute Midnight

Abarat #3

Clive Barker

571 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0elbent's review
fiction fantasy horror young adult adventurous dark fast-paced
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

475 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0elbent's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

398 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

213 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0elbent's review
fiction classics contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced