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44 books

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

The Penultimate Peril

A Series of Unfortunate Events #12

Lemony Snicket

368 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
fiction middle grade mystery adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Zinester's Guide to NYC: The Last Wholly Analog Guide to NYC by Ayun Halliday

Zinester's Guide to NYC: The Last Wholly Analog Guide to NYC

Ayun Halliday

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
nonfiction travel lighthearted medium-paced
The Pedant in the Kitchen by Julian Barnes

The Pedant in the Kitchen

Julian Barnes

160 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
nonfiction essays funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse by Ben Yagoda

When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse

Ben Yagoda

241 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
nonfiction funny informative fast-paced
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

The Witching Hour

Lives of the Mayfair Witches #1

Anne Rice

1056 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious slow-paced
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

'Salem's Lot

Stephen King

483 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
fiction horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Watchmen by Alan Moore

Watchmen

Watchmen #1-12

Alan Moore

448 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
fiction classics comics dystopian graphic novel speculative fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #5

Douglas Adams

240 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

High Fidelity

Nick Hornby

323 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories

Tim Burton

115 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0elm0sh's review
fiction fantasy poetry short stories dark hopeful reflective fast-paced