Reading the Classics - hosted by mxstanton

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Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

648 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism challenging funny reflective slow-paced
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin

272 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1316 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

448 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective slow-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

608 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by Liliuokalani Queen of Hawaii

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

Liliuokalani Queen of Hawaii

409 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction biography classics history memoir politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

264 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

581 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced