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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

512 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction historical literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1

Rick Riordan

10 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

Butter Honey Pig Bread

francesca ekwuyasi

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society

The Mysterious Benedict Society #1

Trenton Lee Stewart

497 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction middle grade mystery science fiction adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables #1

L.M. Montgomery

427 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King

The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

Thomas King

266 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Muriel Barbery

325 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced