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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

121 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

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fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

479 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

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fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

407 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0vesper_reads's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium #1

Stieg Larsson

644 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0vesper_reads's review
fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

353 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

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fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

312 pages • first pub 1850 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

450 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

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fiction classics fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Time Quintet #1

Madeleine L'Engle

232 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

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fiction fantasy middle grade science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

380 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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nonfiction essays feminism memoir funny informative reflective medium-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)

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nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced