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24 books

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

The Golden Compass

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

416 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Door by Magda Szabó

The Door

Magda Szabó

262 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood by Mark Harris

Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood

Mark Harris

490 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
nonfiction history informative fast-paced
North Woods by Daniel Mason

North Woods

Daniel Mason

372 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
fiction historical literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

645 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
While We Were Dreaming by Clemens Meyer

While We Were Dreaming

Clemens Meyer

597 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier

The Birthday Party

Laurent Mauvignier

446 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Heather Clark

1152 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
nonfiction biography emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Anagrams by Lorrie Moore

Anagrams

Lorrie Moore

228 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
fiction short stories challenging funny reflective medium-paced
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

532 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

5.0megjshark's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional mysterious slow-paced