Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

book written in verse
 a novel told through poetry 
All books added
The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Oscar Wilde

37 pages • first pub 1896 (editions)

fiction classics poetry reflective slow-paced
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ poetry young adult emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
If They Come for Us: Poems by Fatimah Asghar

If They Come for Us: Poems

Fatimah Asghar

108 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction feminism poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Kent State by Deborah Wiles

Kent State

Deborah Wiles

1 hour, 58 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical poetry young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Odysseia: De reizen van Odysseus by Homer, Imme Dros

Odysseia: De reizen van Odysseus

Homer, Imme Dros

430 pages • first pub -700 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging reflective fast-paced
Booked by Kwame Alexander

Booked

The Crossover #2

Kwame Alexander

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction middle grade poetry sports emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
What Makes Girls Sick and Tired by Lucile de Pesloüan

What Makes Girls Sick and Tired

Lucile de Pesloüan

48 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism emotional reflective fast-paced
Paradise Lost by John Milton

Paradise Lost

John Milton

9 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 1667 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced
In Paris With You by Clémentine Beauvais

In Paris With You

Clémentine Beauvais

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction poetry romance young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Gloves Off by Louisa Reid

Gloves Off

Louisa Reid

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced