2023 Reading Glasses Challenge - hosted by marcg789

Give a Book a Second Chance
Pick up a book you’ve dumped before, ideally long ago, and give it a second chance. Doesn’t mean you to have finish it, but at least give it one more try. 
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Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

Lavender House

Evander Mills #1

Lev AC Rosen

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist #1

Jessie Burton

433 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Uglies

Uglies #1

Scott Westerfeld

10 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous medium-paced
11/22/63 by Stephen King

11/22/63

Stephen King

849 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

429 pages • first pub 1601 (editions)

fiction classics play challenging dark medium-paced
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

The Bean Trees

Greer Family #1

Barbara Kingsolver

232 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Curses by Lish McBride

Curses

Lish McBride

426 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult emotional medium-paced
Finale by Stephanie Garber

Finale

Caraval #3

Stephanie Garber

12 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie

561 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced