Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

240 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

All American Boys

Jason Reynolds

336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

Leo Tolstoy

521 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging emotional medium-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver

The Giver #1

Lois Lowry

208 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks

342 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Jag vet varför burfågeln sjunger by Maya Angelou
Jag vet varför burfågeln sjunger
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Maya Angelou

Jag vet varför burfågeln sjunger

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

311 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

320 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced
The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves by Robert Kirkman

The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves

The Walking Dead (Collected Editions) #15

Robert Kirkman

132 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction comics horror adventurous slow-paced
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

271 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional medium-paced
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

444 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced