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293 books

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

150 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

262 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie

Mrs. McGinty's Dead

Hercule Poirot #28

Agatha Christie

244 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife

His Dark Materials #2

Philip Pullman

352 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Northern Lights

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

398 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Coventry: History and Antiquities Vol 1 by Benjamin Poole
Coventry: History and Antiquities Vol 1
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Benjamin Poole

Coventry: History and Antiquities Vol 1

Benjamin Poole

232 pages • first pub 1869 (editions) user-added

5.0melc's review
nonfiction history
Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur

Little Monsters

Adrienne Brodeur

301 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Water by John Boyne

Water

The Elements #1

John Boyne

176 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0melc's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman

Thomas Hardy

14 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 1891 (editions) user-added

5.0melc's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Surname Detective: Investigating Surname Distribution in England Since 1086 by Colin Rogers

The Surname Detective: Investigating Surname Distribution in England Since 1086

Colin Rogers

260 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0melc's review
nonfiction history reference informative medium-paced