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11 books

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

324 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

Lakelore

Anna-Marie McLemore

289 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

320 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction classics literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

The Final Empire

Mistborn #1

Brandon Sanderson

541 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

Ender's Saga #1

Orson Scott Card

324 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Persuasion by Jane Austen

Persuasion

Jane Austen

256 pages • first pub 1817 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional slow-paced
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

560 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional slow-paced
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

268 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Room by Emma Donoghue

Room

Emma Donoghue

331 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0tayking's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced