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We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

We Ride Upon Sticks

Quan Barry

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction magical realism adventurous dark funny medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

268 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

226 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional medium-paced
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Jonathan Safran Foer

368 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

309 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

190 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction classics literary young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

David Sedaris

323 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

120 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced