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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Sharp Objects

Gillian Flynn

9 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Possession by A.S. Byatt

Possession

A.S. Byatt

23 hours • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction literary romance challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

The Wee Free Men

Discworld #30

Terry Pratchett

7 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen

Two Tribes

Emily Bowen Cohen

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction contemporary graphic novel middle grade hopeful informative fast-paced
The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Graphic Retelling of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Ivy Noelle Weir, Amber Padilla

The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Graphic Retelling of The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett, Ivy Noelle Weir, Amber Padilla

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction comics contemporary lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional medium-paced
Ring of Solomon by Aden Polydoros

Ring of Solomon

Aden Polydoros

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ middle grade adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Sword

Imperial Radch #2

Ann Leckie

11 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous medium-paced
English as She Is Spoke by Pedro Carolino, José da Fonseca, Paul Collins
English as She Is Spoke
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Pedro Carolino, José da Fonseca, Paul Collins

English as She Is Spoke

Pedro Carolino, José da Fonseca, Paul Collins

133 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
nonfiction adventurous funny informative slow-paced
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters

632 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse

Tread of Angels

Rebecca Roanhorse

201 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0directorpurry's review
fiction fantasy historical mystery challenging dark mysterious medium-paced