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37 books

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Mostly True: Collected Stories & Drawings by Brian Andreas

Mostly True: Collected Stories & Drawings

StoryPeople, Collected Stories & Drawings of Brian Andreas Series #1

Brian Andreas

74 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
fiction art poetry short stories reflective fast-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

358 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
fiction classics dystopian literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

304 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley, Malcolm X

466 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced
The Inferno: The Longfellow Translation by Dante Alighieri

The Inferno: The Longfellow Translation

La Divina Commedia #1-3

Dante Alighieri

302 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
fiction classics poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

106 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under the Sea

Julia Armfield

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary science fiction dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0phlegmcel's review
fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced