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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

146 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie Bucket #1

Roald Dahl

176 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction childrens classics adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation by David A. Price

Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation

David A. Price

320 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

297 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction historical literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced
We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy by Caseen Gaines

We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy

Caseen Gaines

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Miles to Go: A Collection of Poems by Robert Frost by Evan Robertson, Robert Frost

Miles to Go: A Collection of Poems by Robert Frost

Evan Robertson, Robert Frost

72 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction classics poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

A Head Full of Ghosts

Paul Tremblay

286 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

322 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

544 pages • first pub 1955 (editions) user-added

5.0the_dave's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

464 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced