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Jupiter
Jupiter is the most massive planet in the solar system, and also serves as a protector. Jupiter's immense gravitational field shepherds asteroids, keeping them from flying off and hitting other planets. The Great Red Spot is a large storm within Jupiter's atmosphere that has lasted for centuries. Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are the four Galilean moons. Galileo had observed these four bodies with the improvements he had made to the telescope. Along with being the largest planet in the solar system, it's also the oldest!

Suggestions:  a BIG book , a book with a bunch of spinoffs, a book that dramatically changed the world, a book with a red dot on it, anything about Zeus, a book where a guy cheats on his wife and has a bunch of kids (like Zeus)...
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2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

2001: A Space Odyssey

Space Odyssey #1

Arthur C. Clarke

297 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

A Day of Fallen Night

The Roots of Chaos #0

Samantha Shannon

868 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Karamazov Brothers by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Karamazov Brothers

Fyodor Dostoevsky

870 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Jon Ronson

320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction psychology funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Epopeea lui Ghilgameş by Anonymous

Epopeea lui Ghilgameş

Anonymous

160 pages • first pub 1800 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy poetry
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

Dykes to Watch Out For

Alison Bechdel

404 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction comics lgbtqia+ emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

720 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

Orbiting Jupiter

Gary D. Schmidt

183 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
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