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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

312 pages • first pub 1850 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

450 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

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fiction classics fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Time Quintet #1

Madeleine L'Engle

232 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0vesper_reads's review
fiction fantasy middle grade science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

380 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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nonfiction essays feminism memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

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nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson

6 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

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nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
It by Stephen King

It

Stephen King

1644 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

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fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

232 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

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nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers

437 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced