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43 books

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien

246 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
fiction historical short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lads: Love Poetry of the Trenches by Martin Taylor

Lads: Love Poetry of the Trenches

Martin Taylor

251 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

Airborn

Matt Cruse #1

Kenneth Oppel

432 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel

Skybreaker

Matt Cruse #2

Kenneth Oppel

464 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
fiction young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Dorrie's Magic by Patricia Coombs

Dorrie's Magic

Dorrie the Little Witch #1

Patricia Coombs

48 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
fiction childrens informative lighthearted slow-paced
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

A Month in the Country

J.L. Carr

104 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

579 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen by Wilfred Owen

The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen

192 pages • first pub 1918 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
nonfiction classics poetry emotional slow-paced
Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants

Mathias Énard

160 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
fiction art historical challenging reflective slow-paced
Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II by Allan Bérubé

Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II

Allan Bérubé

377 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0jiayuanc's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative slow-paced