JUMBO 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by pipedreambrekker

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Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

Motherless Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem

311 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective medium-paced
Possession by A.S. Byatt

Possession

A.S. Byatt

511 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction literary romance challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
The War Between the Classes by Gloria Miklowitz

The War Between the Classes

Laurel-Leaf Contemporary Fiction

Gloria Miklowitz

176 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction young adult slow-paced
Diary of a Misfit by Casey Parks

Diary of a Misfit

Casey Parks

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Cloven Viscount by Italo Calvino

The Cloven Viscount

I nostri antenati #1

Italo Calvino

128 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian

Under Lock & Skeleton Key

Secret Staircase Mystery #1

Gigi Pandian

343 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

The Gilda Stories

Jewelle Gomez

252 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2

Douglas Adams

5 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Death Note, Vol. 8: Target by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note, Vol. 8: Target

Death Note #8

Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

208 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy manga thriller adventurous dark fast-paced
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

The King's Men

All for the Game #3

Nora Sakavic

411 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance sports dark emotional tense medium-paced