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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

320 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

361 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

80 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace

the princess saves herself in this one

Women Are Some Kind of Magic #1

Amanda Lovelace

200 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
nonfiction feminism poetry emotional fast-paced
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Richard Bach

96 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction classics philosophy hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings

A Song of Ice and Fire #2

George R.R. Martin

873 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

A Storm of Swords

A Song of Ice and Fire #3

George R.R. Martin

1216 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

334 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter #3

J.K. Rowling

317 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced