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The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

The Librarian of Auschwitz

Antonio Iturbe

432 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

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fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Gentleman Bastard #1

Scott Lynch

22 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2006 (editions)

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fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington

The Shadow of What Was Lost

The Licanius Trilogy #1

James Islington

736 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Auschwitz Lullaby by Mario Escobar

Auschwitz Lullaby

Mario Escobar

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

Sky in the Deep

Sky and Sea #1

Adrienne Young

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

464 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

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fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham

Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

Adam Higginbotham

538 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction history science challenging informative tense slow-paced
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park #1

Michael Crichton

466 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

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fiction science fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

The Bone Season

The Bone Season #1

Samantha Shannon

545 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced