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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

476 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0selenajournal's review
nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber

835 pages • paperback • 2002

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction historical challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1

Lewis Carroll

289 pages • hardcover • 1865 user-added

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

Flannery O'Connor

265 pages • paperback • 1955

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction classics short stories challenging dark fast-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver

The Giver #1

Lois Lowry

179 pages • paperback • 1993

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Diary by Chuck Palahniuk

Diary

Chuck Palahniuk

272 pages • paperback • 2003

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction contemporary horror thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories by Chuck Palahniuk

Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories

Chuck Palahniuk

233 pages • paperback • 2004

5.0selenajournal's review
nonfiction essays short stories dark funny informative medium-paced
El conde de Montecristo by Alexandre Dumas

El conde de Montecristo

Alexandre Dumas

1288 pages • hardcover • 1844

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

The Memoirs of Cleopatra

Memoirs of Cleopatra #1-3

Margaret George

1139 pages • paperback • 1998

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction historical romance challenging informative slow-paced
Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going

Fat Kid Rules the World

K.L. Going

224 pages • paperback • 2003

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction contemporary music young adult emotional slow-paced