Decade Reading Challenge - 20th Century - hosted by caribbeangirlreading

1960s
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Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Revolutionary Road

Richard Yates

355 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
This Telling by Cheryl Strayed

This Telling

Out of Line Collection #1

Cheryl Strayed

34 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

256 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Ariel by Sylvia Plath

Ariel

Sylvia Plath

208 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Time Quintet #1

Madeleine L'Engle

280 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Blade Runner #1

Philip K. Dick

224 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

5 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Bell Jar: The Illustrated Edition by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar: The Illustrated Edition

Sylvia Plath

268 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced