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East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

601 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0mattbutreads's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster

272 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0mattbutreads's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

Patrick Radden Keefe

432 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0mattbutreads's review
nonfiction crime history challenging informative fast-paced
The Witch Elm by Tana French

The Witch Elm

Tana French

528 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mattbutreads's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
11/22/63 by Stephen King

11/22/63

Stephen King

849 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

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fiction historical science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips

Disappearing Earth

Julia Phillips

261 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mattbutreads's review
fiction literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Beach Music by Pat Conroy

Beach Music

Pat Conroy

776 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0mattbutreads's review
fiction contemporary historical funny reflective slow-paced
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem

Remembrance of Earth's Past #1

Cixin Liu

399 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0mattbutreads's review
fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious 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

535 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mattbutreads's review
nonfiction biography business health history true crime dark informative medium-paced
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson

204 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

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fiction classics adventurous dark funny fast-paced