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A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley

371 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

The Magician's Nephew

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #1

C.S. Lewis

219 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Karen Joy Fowler

310 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

Lord Foul's Bane

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #1

Stephen R. Donaldson

496 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
The Power That Preserves by Stephen R. Donaldson

The Power That Preserves

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #3

Stephen R. Donaldson

480 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Neuromancer by William Gibson

Neuromancer

Sprawl #1

William Gibson

271 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction science fiction thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Crow Road by Iain Banks

The Crow Road

Iain Banks

501 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction contemporary mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

Philip K. Dick

231 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

528 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

688 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0gengelcox's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced