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The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway by Ernest Hemingway

The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

672 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction classics short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami

The Elephant Vanishes

Haruki Murakami

327 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction literary magical realism short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced
Scott Pilgrim the Complete Series by Bryan Lee O’Malley

Scott Pilgrim the Complete Series

Scott Pilgrim #1-6

Bryan Lee O’Malley

1208 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction comics graphic novel adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

Douglas Adams

179 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

Ender's Saga #1

Orson Scott Card

352 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Time Quintet #1

Madeleine L'Engle

211 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction fantasy middle grade science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

37 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

David Foster Wallace

138 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
nonfiction essays philosophy psychology self help hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Holes by Louis Sachar

Holes

Holes #1

Louis Sachar

240 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0johnbrads's review
fiction middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced