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Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

120 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
nonfiction classics history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

352 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

226 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional medium-paced
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

451 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
fiction historical literary emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

560 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees

Sue Monk Kidd

302 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
fiction historical emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

C.S. Lewis

194 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

545 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0mjvanhusen's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced