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101 books

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

352 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

617 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass
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Philip Pullman

The Golden Compass

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

313 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife

His Dark Materials #2

Philip Pullman

288 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

9 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass
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Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass

His Dark Materials #3

Philip Pullman

512 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
雙面葛蕾斯 by Margaret Atwood

雙面葛蕾斯

Margaret Atwood

464 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
fiction historical literary mystery dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education by Mychal Denzel Smith

Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education

Mychal Denzel Smith

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
nonfiction memoir politics race challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

Milk and Honey

Rupi Kaur

226 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0brien_k's review
nonfiction feminism poetry emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced