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52 books

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code by Sam Kean

The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

Sam Kean

432 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
nonfiction history science informative reflective slow-paced
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

118 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Terrier by Tamora Pierce

Terrier

Beka Cooper #1

Tamora Pierce

582 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende

City of the Beasts

Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #1

Isabel Allende

408 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson

197 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Shelley

288 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Obasan by Joy Kogawa

Obasan

Obasan #1

Joy Kogawa

320 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

394 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

232 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced