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Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

Authority

Southern Reach #2

Jeff VanderMeer

330 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

283 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction classics fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

Beetle & the Hollowbones

Aliza Layne

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #5

Douglas Adams

230 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist by S.L. Huang

The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist

S.L. Huang

46 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #4

Douglas Adams

167 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams

Life, the Universe and Everything

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #3

Douglas Adams

199 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2

Douglas Adams

200 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted 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

180 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced