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epic
an epic, as the ancients would've most definitely put one on here. Some suggestions: Homer, Ovid, Dante Alighieri.
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Metamorphoses by Ovid

Metamorphoses

Ovid

480 pages • first pub 8 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced
The Epic of Gilgamesh by Stephen Langdon

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Stephen Langdon

42 pages • first pub 1917 (editions)

fiction classics poetry informative reflective slow-paced
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

Truly Devious

Truly Devious #1

Maureen Johnson

420 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy by Anne Carson

Norma Jeane Baker of Troy

Anne Carson

68 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction play poetry challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio, and the Paradiso by Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio, and the Paradiso

La Divina Commedia #1-3

Dante Alighieri

895 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Aeneid by Virgil

The Aeneid

Virgil

484 pages • first pub -19 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging medium-paced
The Epic of Gilgamesh by Unknown

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Unknown

304 pages • first pub -1200 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous fast-paced
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

The Inferno

La Divina Commedia #1

Dante Alighieri

108 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Elektra by Jennifer Saint

Elektra

Jennifer Saint

341 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary dark emotional medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced