100 Essential Novels

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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

283 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

234 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West

Cormac McCarthy

351 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark slow-paced
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

489 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective 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
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

306 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Round House

Louise Erdrich

321 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

273 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

Tree of Smoke

Denis Johnson

614 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The brief wonderful life of Oscar wao by Junot Díaz

The brief wonderful life of Oscar wao

Junot Díaz

335 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced