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25 books

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

309 pages • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added

5.0spaul1's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

Ask Again, Yes

Mary Beth Keane

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now by Jenny Brown

Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now

Jenny Brown

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
nonfiction feminism politics informative reflective medium-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
fiction crime historical literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

325 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Lara Love Hardin, Anthony Ray Hinton

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

Lara Love Hardin, Anthony Ray Hinton

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien

246 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
fiction historical short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

794 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0spaul1's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced