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A Book That Intimidates You
Has there been a book on your shelf and you've been intimidated to pick up? Is it too long? Is the genre not your usual genre? Perhaps it's super hyped and you're worried it'll let you down? Now's the time.
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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

835 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Strange Case of Eliza Doolittle by Timothy Miller

The Strange Case of Eliza Doolittle

Timothy Miller

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Divinity's Twilight: Rebirth by Christopher Russell

Divinity's Twilight: Rebirth

Divinity's Twilight #1

Christopher Russell

498 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox

The Absolute Book

Elizabeth Knox

640 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Sons and Lovers by Geoff Dyer, D.H. Lawrence

Sons and Lovers

Geoff Dyer, D.H. Lawrence

654 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)

fiction classics romance emotional reflective slow-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Die Zeit der Verachtung by Andrzej Sapkowski

Die Zeit der Verachtung

The Witcher #4

Andrzej Sapkowski

400 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

Darling Rose Gold

Stephanie Wrobel

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Patrick Rothfuss

661 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced