The Unread Shelf Project 2021 - hosted by theunreadshelf

October - A book you're secretly afraid of
Maybe it's the content, the cover, or the topic. You may secretly think it's too sexy/scary/violent/heavy/light/romantic/science-y/fantastical for you, but you're embarrassed to admit it - and you can't quite make yourself pick it up. Let's get over the fear and read that book.
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

246 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

I Let You Go

Clare Mackintosh

369 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Aprendiz de asesino by Robin Hobb

Aprendiz de asesino

The Farseer Trilogy #1

Robin Hobb

391 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
Far from the Madding Crowd (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Thomas Hardy

Far from the Madding Crowd (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

Thomas Hardy

438 pages • first pub 1874 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced
Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee

Who Gets to Be Smart

Bri Lee

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Brothers K by David James Duncan

The Brothers K

David James Duncan

656 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical sports emotional reflective slow-paced
Loveless by Alice Oseman

Loveless

Alice Oseman

433 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Dan Jones

720 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative tense slow-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

416 pages • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Moby Dick

Herman Melville

588 pages • first pub 1851 (editions)

fiction classics literary adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced