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The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

432 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

332 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

398 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

558 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

835 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

11 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction classics fantasy literary young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

A Day of Fallen Night

The Roots of Chaos #0

Samantha Shannon

868 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda

100 Love Sonnets

Pablo Neruda

231 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction classics poetry romance emotional reflective slow-paced
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

The Burning God

The Poppy War #3

R.F. Kuang

622 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction fantasy historical dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Dragon Republic

The Poppy War #2

R.F. Kuang

675 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0calmk's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced