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The Bookstore Challenge 2024 - hosted by thebookstorepod

July - A book published 20 years before you were born
A couple of good resources for this one: wikipedia generally has a "Literature of [year]" list for every year of like the last century at least and GoodReads lists for "books published in [year]".
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Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero #1

Bret Easton Ellis

208 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark reflective sad medium-paced
The Italian Girl by Iris Murdoch

The Italian Girl

Iris Murdoch

171 pages • first pub 1964 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary emotional reflective fast-paced
The Snake Pit by Mary Jane Ward

The Snake Pit

Mary Jane Ward

360 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction psychology dark slow-paced
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

The Day of the Triffids

John Wyndham

256 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics horror science fiction dark tense medium-paced
An Enemy at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston

An Enemy at Green Knowe

Green Knowe #5

L.M. Boston

140 pages • first pub 1964 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe by H. R. Ellis Davidson

Gods and Myths of Northern Europe

H. R. Ellis Davidson

251 pages • first pub 1964 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history reference religion adventurous informative slow-paced
The Sinking Spell by Edward Gorey

The Sinking Spell

Edward Gorey

8 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction comics poetry reflective slow-paced
The Nursery Frieze by Edward Gorey

The Nursery Frieze

Edward Gorey

32 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction reflective medium-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

5 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced