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9 books

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

240 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

629 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

A Doll's House

Henrik Ibsen

122 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
fiction classics play reflective medium-paced
An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde

An Ideal Husband

Oscar Wilde

78 pages • first pub 1893 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
fiction classics play funny lighthearted fast-paced
Prater Violet by Christopher Isherwood

Prater Violet

Christopher Isherwood

122 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
fiction classics reflective medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

371 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Adam Kay

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
nonfiction health memoir emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

560 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar

Permafrost

Eva Baltasar

128 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emisharples's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced