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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

592 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction classics literary young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer

Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived

Ralph Helfer

352 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
nonfiction biography nature adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

350 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

344 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

216 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction classics literary reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare

128 pages • first pub 1599 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction classics play challenging dark tense medium-paced