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18 books

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

590 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

5 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
nonfiction health memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes

The Story of Russia

Orlando Figes

12 hours, 38 minutes • missing pub info (editions) user-added

5.0litclassics's review
nonfiction history adventurous challenging medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

305 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
fiction classics fantasy literary young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension

Mistborn #2

Brandon Sanderson

792 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

18 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
nonfiction biography business health history true crime dark informative medium-paced
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn

Mistborn #1

Brandon Sanderson

647 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Civilizations Rise and Fall #1

Jared Diamond

480 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
nonfiction history science adventurous informative medium-paced
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

Atul Gawande

273 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0litclassics's review
nonfiction health science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced