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68 books

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

489 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust

In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

In Search of Lost Time #2

Marcel Proust

576 pages • first pub 1918 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
Jung: A Very Short Introduction by Anthony Stevens

Jung: A Very Short Introduction

Anthony Stevens

192 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
nonfiction psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

278 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa

The Book of Disquiet

Fernando Pessoa

544 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
Jazz by Toni Morrison

Jazz

Beloved Trilogy #2

Toni Morrison

229 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction classics historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Double

Fyodor Dostoevsky

135 pages • first pub 1846 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark tense fast-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

175 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury by Bill Watterson

The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury

Calvin and Hobbes

Bill Watterson

254 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0jrrose's review
fiction comics adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced