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16 books

Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity by Judith Butler

Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity

Judith Butler

272 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Waves by Virginia Woolf

The Waves

Virginia Woolf

214 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

272 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

1006 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Tombs of Atuan

Earthsea Cycle #2

Ursula K. Le Guin

197 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Earthsea Cycle #1

Ursula K. Le Guin

281 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

The Bloody Chamber

Angela Carter

149 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
fiction classics magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

261 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

81 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0michaelbrown's review
nonfiction classics essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced