Book that came out before you were born

Book Bingo 25’ - hosted by krystalframe

Any book that was released before your birth year!

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The Secret History
Donna Tartt

559 pages • paperback • 1992 (editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • paperback • 1992

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced

The Call of Cthulhu
H.P. Lovecraft

43 pages • digital • 1928 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced

The Call of Cthulhu

H.P. Lovecraft

43 pages • digital • 1928

fiction fantasy horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Skeleton Crew
Stephen King

612 pages • paperback • 1985 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Skeleton Crew

Stephen King

612 pages • paperback • 1985

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced

I, Cthulhu, or, What's a Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing in a Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)? by Neil Gaiman

I, Cthulhu, or, What's a Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing in a Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)?
Neil Gaiman with Brian Elig (Illustrator)

12 pages • digital • 1986 (editions)

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I, Cthulhu, or, What's a Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing in a Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)?

Neil Gaiman with Brian Elig (Illustrator)

12 pages • digital • 1986

fiction fantasy horror short stories dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby #1

Ira Levin with R.L. Stine (Contributor), Chuck Palahniuk (Contributor)

242 pages • paperback • 1967 (editions)

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Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby #1

Ira Levin with R.L. Stine (Contributor), Chuck Palahniuk (Contributor)

242 pages • paperback • 1967

fiction classics horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

The Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve

The Beauty and the Beast
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve with MinaLima (Illustrator)

208 pages • hardcover • 1740 (editions)

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The Beauty and the Beast

Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve with MinaLima (Illustrator)

208 pages • hardcover • 1740

fiction childrens classics fantasy mysterious fast-paced

The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The House of the Dead
Fyodor Dostoevsky with David McDuff (Translator)

368 pages • paperback • 1861 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced

The House of the Dead

Fyodor Dostoevsky with David McDuff (Translator)

368 pages • paperback • 1861

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced

The Color Purple
The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

286 pages • paperback • 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

286 pages • paperback • 1982

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien with Anthony Jackson (Narrator), Paul Daneman (Narrator), Heron Carvic (Narrator)

3 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 1968 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien with Anthony Jackson (Narrator), Paul Daneman (Narrator), Heron Carvic (Narrator)

3 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 1968

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde

290 pages • digital • 1890 (editions)

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

290 pages • digital • 1890

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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