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The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante

The Story of the Lost Child

The Neapolitan Novels #4

Elena Ferrante

473 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

107 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

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fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

213 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

A Stranger in Olondria

Olondria

Sofia Samatar

320 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

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fiction fantasy adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

George Saunders

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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nonfiction classics literary short stories challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Charlotte's Web

E.B. White

192 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

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fiction childrens classics emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

The Neapolitan Novels #3

Elena Ferrante

418 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa

Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 1

Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Editions #1

Hiromu Arakawa

280 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction fantasy manga adventurous fast-paced
Femme Fatale by Guy de Maupassant

Femme Fatale

Penguin Little Black Classics #15

Guy de Maupassant

56 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)

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fiction classics short stories funny lighthearted fast-paced