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The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fall of Gondolin

Middle-earth Universe #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Children of Húrin

Middle-earth Universe #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

313 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark sad medium-paced
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

385 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

412 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

J. Drew Lanham

216 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
nonfiction memoir nature challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

327 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

398 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

306 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

The Queen's Gambit

Walter Tevis

256 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring tense medium-paced