Read Your Shelves Challenge 2021 - hosted by caitlinsbooks

A book recommendation you keep meaning to get to
Maybe your friend won't stop asking you if you've read it, or your favourite YouTuber constantly talks about it? A book that seems to follow you around, that you will absolutely love (and probably already own because of these recommendations!)
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium #1

Stieg Larsson

554 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

Once Upon a River

Diane Setterfield

510 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical magical realism emotional mysterious slow-paced
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Ariadne

Jennifer Saint

389 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

The Guinevere Deception

Camelot Rising #1

Kiersten White

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
El fin del «Homo sovieticus» by Svetlana Alexiévich

El fin del «Homo sovieticus»

Голоса утопии #5

Svetlana Alexiévich

642 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history politics dark informative reflective slow-paced
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me By Your Name #1

André Aciman

248 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Hulebjørnens klan by Jean M. Auel

Hulebjørnens klan

Earth's Children #1

Jean M. Auel

541 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional slow-paced