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24 books

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

11 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Othello by William Shakespeare

Othello

William Shakespeare

244 pages • first pub 1603 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction classics play dark emotional tense medium-paced
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

400 pages • first pub 1601 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction classics play challenging dark medium-paced
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

51 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
nonfiction classics essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced
King Lear by William Shakespeare

King Lear

William Shakespeare

208 pages • first pub 1606 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction classics play challenging dark sad medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

273 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Chosen by Chaim Potok

The Chosen

Reuven Malter #1

Chaim Potok

304 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

233 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

660 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0thegbrl's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced