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Angels by Denis Johnson

Angels

Denis Johnson

209 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

149 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

320 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny reflective 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

211 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Angela's Ashes

The Frank McCourt Memoirs #1

Frank McCourt

368 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

458 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier

The Brief History of the Dead

Kevin Brockmeier

252 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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fiction fantasy science fiction mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

12 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

96 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction classics literary adventurous reflective slow-paced
White Oleander by Janet Fitch

White Oleander

Janet Fitch

446 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced