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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey

Homer

582 pages • first pub -800 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
fiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta #1-10

Alan Moore

296 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
fiction comics dystopian science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them

Jason Stanley

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
nonfiction history philosophy politics informative medium-paced
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

232 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 4

Heartstopper #4

Alice Oseman

348 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Next to Normal by Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey

Next to Normal

Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey

104 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
fiction play emotional fast-paced
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

The Christmas Books #1

Charles Dickens

3 hours • first pub 1843 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
fiction classics adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
fiction fantasy historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

11 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0johnbat's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced