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Silence by Shūsaku Endō

Silence

Shūsaku Endō

212 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction historical religion challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, Francis D. Bedford

Peter Pan

J.M. Barrie, Francis D. Bedford

192 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Roald Dahl

96 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

The Westing Game

Ellen Raskin

6 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

448 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni

Inch by Inch

Leo Lionni

32 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction childrens adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

295 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics historical science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
A Small Town in Germany by John le Carré

A Small Town in Germany

John le Carré

316 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious tense slow-paced
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

337 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective slow-paced