Beat the Backlist 2022 - hosted by austinedecker

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1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

357 pages • first pub 1949 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Murder in the Bookshop by Carolyn Wells

Murder in the Bookshop

Fleming Stone #45

Carolyn Wells

256 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

The Time Machine

H.G. Wells

144 pages • first pub 1895 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

320 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle #1

Diana Wynne Jones

267 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

8 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

246 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

560 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional slow-paced
The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection: All 7 Books Plus Bonus Book: Boxen by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection: All 7 Books Plus Bonus Book: Boxen

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #1-7

C.S. Lewis

1489 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo by J.R.R. Tolkien

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo

J.R.R. Tolkien

224 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy poetry adventurous informative slow-paced