Decade Reading Challenge - 20th Century - hosted by caribbeangirlreading

1950s
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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

When Women Were Dragons

Kelly Barnhill

15 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Mit dir bis ans andere Ende der Welt by Mary Beth Keane

Mit dir bis ans andere Ende der Welt

Mary Beth Keane

464 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

336 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

602 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Die Blechtrommel by Günter Grass

Die Blechtrommel

Die Danziger Trilogie #1

Günter Grass

782 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective sad slow-paced
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

223 pages • first pub 1954 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Truman Capote

2 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics literary lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings #1-3

J.R.R. Tolkien

1178 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

320 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges

The Book of Imaginary Beings

Jorge Luis Borges

236 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy informative slow-paced