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48 books

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

529 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

456 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
fiction classics fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Mists of Avalon

Avalon #1

Marion Zimmer Bradley

912 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark slow-paced
Rescuing Patty Hearst: Growing Up Sane in a Decade Gone Mad by Virginia Holman

Rescuing Patty Hearst: Growing Up Sane in a Decade Gone Mad

Virginia Holman

244 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier

233 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

384 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

76 pages • first pub 1895 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
fiction classics play funny lighthearted fast-paced
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

Under the Banner of Heaven

Jon Krakauer

400 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
nonfiction history religion true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced
The Brontës by Juliet Barker

The Brontës

Juliet Barker

1003 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

268 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

5.0jenthelibrarian's review
fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced