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21 books

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood

Mr Norris Changes Trains

The Berlin Novels #1

Christopher Isherwood

230 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
fiction classics challenging dark medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

204 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

12 hours • first pub 1960 (editions) user-added

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

224 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
nonfiction classics memoir informative reflective medium-paced
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

144 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot #10

Agatha Christie

347 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

5 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 1866 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

Sputnik Sweetheart

Haruki Murakami

229 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0sir_oscar_the_pompous's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary magical realism romance mysterious reflective medium-paced