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27 books

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver

400 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

584 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

1Q84

1Q84 #1-3

Haruki Murakami

925 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction literary magical realism adventurous mysterious slow-paced
How to Be Luminous by Harriet Reuter Hapgood

How to Be Luminous

Harriet Reuter Hapgood

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

152 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

Douglas Adams

210 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

190 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction classics literary adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Matilda by Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl

240 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade funny lighthearted fast-paced
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Adam Kay

5 hours, 75 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
nonfiction health memoir emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

440 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0rayleejay's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced