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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

292 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

3 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced
A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

A Child Called "It"

Dave Pelzer #1

Dave Pelzer

200 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Divine Comedy by Henry Johnson, Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy

La Divina Commedia #1-3

Henry Johnson, Dante Alighieri

478 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
fiction classics poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter Series Box Set

Harry Potter #1-7

J.K. Rowling

4100 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark medium-paced
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes #3

Arthur Conan Doyle

312 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
fiction classics mystery short stories adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Faust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Faust, First Part

Goethe's Faust #1

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

327 pages • first pub 1808 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
fiction classics play poetry adventurous dark reflective slow-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

194 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Death Note Vol. 1: Boredom by Takeshi Obata, Frisian Yuniardi, Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note Vol. 1: Boredom

Death Note #1

Takeshi Obata, Frisian Yuniardi, Tsugumi Ohba

200 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
fiction fantasy manga thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie

The Golden House

Salman Rushdie

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elle_reads's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective slow-paced