Classics Reading Challenge - hosted by constancechloe

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High-Rise by J.G. Ballard

High-Rise

J.G. Ballard

208 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

376 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

416 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction horror literary thriller challenging dark slow-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

213 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Outsider by Albert Camus

The Outsider

Albert Camus

111 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Grendel by John Gardner

Grendel

John Gardner

192 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary dark mysterious slow-paced
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

240 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood

A Single Man

Christopher Isherwood

192 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan

Bonjour Tristesse

Françoise Sagan

112 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced