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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman

Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began

Maus #2

Art Spiegelman

136 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
nonfiction comics history memoir dark emotional sad fast-paced
Black Boy by Richard Wright

Black Boy

Richard Wright

419 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
nonfiction biography classics memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou

The Heart of a Woman

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #4

Maya Angelou

288 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim O'Brien

If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home

Tim O'Brien

223 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

284 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
White Oleander by Janet Fitch

White Oleander

Janet Fitch

446 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

8 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
fiction classics literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

C.S. Lewis

4 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 1950 (editions)

5.0jenknox's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

224 pages • first pub 1926 (editions) user-added

5.0jenknox's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced