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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

488 pages • paperback • 1859

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fiction classics historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff

Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

David Sheff

317 pages • hardcover • 2007

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nonfiction biography memoir emotional sad slow-paced
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

637 pages • paperback • 1989

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fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

320 pages • paperback • 2000

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nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

The Great Divorce

C.S. Lewis

160 pages • paperback • 1945

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fiction classics fantasy religion challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

Out of the Silent Planet

The Space Trilogy #1

C.S. Lewis

224 pages • paperback • 1938

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fiction classics fantasy science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

That Hideous Strength

The Space Trilogy #3

C.S. Lewis

534 pages • paperback • 1945

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fiction classics fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Growth Trilogy #2

Booth Tarkington

288 pages • paperback • 1918

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fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
The Great Fires: Poems, 1982-1992 by Jack Gilbert

The Great Fires: Poems, 1982-1992

Jack Gilbert

90 pages • paperback • 1994

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nonfiction poetry reflective slow-paced
Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms by Gertrude Stein

Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms

Gertrude Stein

60 pages • paperback • 1914

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fiction classics literary poetry challenging reflective slow-paced