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Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter

Nights at the Circus

Angela Carter

304 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
fiction magical realism adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Angela Carter

128 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
fiction classics magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader

Anne Fadiman

162 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
nonfiction essays memoir lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman

Lyra's Oxford

His Dark Materials #3.5

Philip Pullman

80 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
His Dark Materials 3-Book Mass Market Paperback Boxed Set by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials 3-Book Mass Market Paperback Boxed Set

His Dark Materials #1-3

Philip Pullman

1088 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous dark reflective fast-paced
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman

The Ruby in the Smoke

Sally Lockhart #1

Philip Pullman

230 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
fiction historical mystery young adult adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
What the Hell Am I Doing Here?: The 100 T-Shirt Project by Abram Shalom Himelstein

What the Hell Am I Doing Here?: The 100 T-Shirt Project

Abram Shalom Himelstein

128 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
informative reflective medium-paced
Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing by Abram Shalom Himelstein, Jamie Schweser

Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing

Abram Shalom Himelstein, Jamie Schweser

160 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
fiction music challenging funny reflective slow-paced
The Rabbi's Cat 2 by Joann Sfar
The Rabbi's Cat 2
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Joann Sfar

The Rabbi's Cat 2

Le Chat du Rabbin #4-5

Joann Sfar

144 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jainabee's review
fiction comics historical adventurous reflective slow-paced
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

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