ReadWhatYouOwn2021 - hosted by acouplereadss

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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Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel

Beyond Black

Hilary Mantel

432 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy horror dark slow-paced
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

838 pages • first pub 1877 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

The Old Curiosity Shop

Charles Dickens

576 pages • first pub 1840 (editions)

fiction classics challenging slow-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

497 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
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

A Storm of Swords

A Song of Ice and Fire #3

George R.R. Martin

1177 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives by Jesse Eisinger

The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

Jesse Eisinger

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster

Stephen L. Carter

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Home and Away: Writing the Beautiful Game by Don Bartlett, Karl Ove Knausgård, Karl Ove Knausgård, Sean Kinsella, Fredrik Ekelund

Home and Away: Writing the Beautiful Game

Don Bartlett, Karl Ove Knausgård, Karl Ove Knausgård, Sean Kinsella, Fredrik Ekelund

432 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction sports reflective slow-paced
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

Wicked Saints

Something Dark and Holy #1

Emily A. Duncan

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced