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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

141 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

409 pages • first pub 1811 (editions) user-added

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

246 pages • first pub 1817 (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction classics literary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
On Beauty by Zadie Smith

On Beauty

Zadie Smith

445 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
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Tom Wolfe

The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby

Tom Wolfe

368 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
nonfiction essays history funny slow-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
King of Shadows by Aaron Shurin

King of Shadows

Aaron Shurin

175 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
nonfiction autobiography biography literary emotional medium-paced
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

310 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Fatal: The Poisonous Life of a Female Serial Killer by Harold Schechter

Fatal: The Poisonous Life of a Female Serial Killer

Harold Schechter

336 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
nonfiction crime history true crime dark slow-paced
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Jonathan Safran Foer

368 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0selenajournal's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced