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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

The Autobiographies #1

Frederick Douglass

126 pages • first pub 1845 (editions)

4.5isseyreads's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

306 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

4.0isseyreads's review
fiction dystopian literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile by Françoise Sagan

Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile

Françoise Sagan

240 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

4.25isseyreads's review
fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Furies: Stories of the Wicked, Wild and Untamed by Kamila Shamsie, Sandi Toksvig, Eleanor Crewes, Caroline O'Donoghue, Helen Oyeyemi, Emma Donoghue, Kirsty Logan, CN Lester, Linda Grant, Ali Smith, Claire Kohda, Margaret Atwood, Chibundu Onuzo, Susie Boyt, Rachel Seiffert, Stella Duffy

Furies: Stories of the Wicked, Wild and Untamed

Kamila Shamsie, Sandi Toksvig, Eleanor Crewes, Caroline O'Donoghue, Helen Oyeyemi, Emma Donoghue, Kirsty Logan, CN Lester, Linda Grant, Ali Smith, Claire Kohda, Margaret Atwood, Chibundu Onuzo, Susie Boyt, Rachel Seiffert, Stella Duffy

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

3.75isseyreads's review
fiction short stories emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Antony and Cleopatra

William Shakespeare

299 pages • first pub 1606 (editions)

3.25isseyreads's review
fiction classics play challenging tense medium-paced
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

The Penelopiad

Margaret Atwood

199 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

4.5isseyreads's review
fiction fantasy historical challenging reflective fast-paced
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Ariadne

Jennifer Saint

388 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

4.25isseyreads's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional medium-paced
Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy

Things I Don't Want to Know

Living Autobiography #1

Deborah Levy

163 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

3.5isseyreads's review
nonfiction essays feminism memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Why I Write by George Orwell

Why I Write

George Orwell

119 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

3.0isseyreads's review
nonfiction essays politics challenging reflective slow-paced
Galatea by Madeline Miller

Galatea

Madeline Miller

57 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

3.5isseyreads's review
fiction fantasy literary short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced