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James Baldwin
4.33 · 462 ratings
fiction · classics · poc-mc · 20th-century · literary-fiction · literary · racism · lgbtq · social-commentary · poc-author · realistic · historical-fiction · black-mc · book · politics · audiobook · drama · university · male-author · historical
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Khaled Hosseini
4.25 · 314 ratings- Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
- The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel by Khaled Hosseini
- Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Khaled Hosseini
- The Kite Runner: A Portrait of the Marc Forster Film by Khaled Hosseini
literary · book · literary-fiction · classics · historical-fiction · historical · violent-conflict · war · drama · fiction · coming-of-age · 21st-century · audiobook · abuse · religion · young-adult · islam · journey · realistic · adult
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Nicole Clarkston
4.24 · 123 ratings- Mr. Darcy Steals a Kiss (and Some Other Stuff): A Pride and Prejudice Romantic Comedy by Nicole Clarkston
- A Proper Introduction: A Pride & Prejudice Epistolary by Nicole Clarkston
- Along for the Ride by Nicole Clarkston
- A Fine Mind by Nicole Clarkston
- Queen of Winter: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Nicole Clarkston
romance · industrial-era · fiction · adult · historical · regency · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · classics · literary · book · female-mc · retellings · audiobook · humor · anthologies · billionaire · victorian · religion · spirituality
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Robert Macfarlane
4.15 · 176 ratings
classics · 20th-century · book · literary · literary-fiction · historical · adult · action-adventure · fiction · male-author · historical-fiction
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Wu Cheng'en
4.14 · 120 ratings- Journey to the West (Monkey King) by Wu Cheng'en
- Monkey King's Amazing Adventures: A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment by Wu Cheng'en
- The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
- Os Melhores Contos Fantásticos by Wu Cheng'en
- Monkey: A Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
adult · fiction · fantasy · retellings · classics · historical · historical-fiction · spirituality · literary · myths · book · literary-fiction · religion · action-adventure · humor · philosophy · early-modern · audiobook · male-author · satire
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Bruno Schulz
4.11 · 103 ratings
anthologies · magical-realism · adult · fiction · literary-fiction · literary · classics · horror · low-fantasy · fantasy · 20th-century · historical · paranormal · audiobook · ghosts · supernatural · journey · historical-fiction · ww2 · action-adventure
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Clarice Lispector
4.10 · 205 ratings
female-author · fiction · classics · adult · literary · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · feminism · contemporary · philosophy · audiobook · historical · poc-mc · anthologies · magical-realism · existentialism · journey · drama · latinx-mc
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Theodore Dreiser
4.06 · 136 ratings
fiction · adult · 20th-century · historical · literary · audiobook · book · literary-fiction · classics · historical-fiction · drama · high-school · male-author · horror · mystery · fantasy · urban · coming-of-age · anthologies · psychological
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
4.05 · 148 ratings- The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Kaiki: Cuentos de terror y locura by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Cuentos breves para leer en el bus by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
fiction · classics · literary-fiction · anthologies · literary · historical · adult · 20th-century · historical-fiction · audiobook · fantasy · horror · supernatural · gothic · book · contemporary · paranormal · magical-realism · young-adult · ghosts
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Pat Conroy
4.04 · 276 ratings
coming-of-age · literary · classics · book · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · fiction · family · drama · audiobook · realistic · contemporary · young-adult · epic · 20th-century · humor · mystery · suicide · suspense · military
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Simone de Beauvoir
4.04 · 361 ratings- La femminilità, una trappola by Simone de Beauvoir
- Inseparable by Simone de Beauvoir
- Extracts From: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
- The Works of Simone de Beauvoir: The Second Sex and The Ethics Of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir
- Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology (Library of America) by Simone de Beauvoir
classics · literary-fiction · literary · feminism · fiction · book · philosophy · adult · historical · female-author · 20th-century · politics · drama · existentialism · historical-fiction · psychological · war · violent-conflict · lgbtq · philosophical
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Nevil Shute
4.03 · 232 ratings
classics · literary · fiction · historical-fiction · adult · historical · book · action-adventure · literary-fiction · audiobook · 20th-century · violent-conflict · war · ww2 · romance · mystery · military · sci-fi · survival · drama
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Charlotte Brontë
3.99 · 435 ratings
fiction · adult · classics · literary · literary-fiction · historical · book · romance · industrial-era · victorian · historical-fiction · gothic · female-author · drama · anthologies · womens-fiction · fantasy · female-mc · audiobook · feminism
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Hermann Hesse
3.99 · 578 ratings- Siddhartha : illustrated edition by Hermann Hesse
- Demian. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
- 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die: Vol. 2 by Hermann Hesse
- World's Greatest Classics in One Volume: Les Misérables, Hamlet, Jane Eyre, Ulysses, War and Peace, Art of War, Faust, Don Quixote, Bushido… by Hermann Hesse
- Das Glasperlenspiel by Hermann Hesse
fiction · classics · literary-fiction · literary · adult · 20th-century · book · spirituality · philosophy · existentialism · philosophical · historical-fiction · historical · bildungsroman · contemporary · magical-realism · religion · audiobook · action-adventure · fantasy
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Toni Morrison
3.97 · 596 ratings
fiction · classics · literary · literary-fiction · poc-mc · female-author · historical-fiction · adult · poc-author · book · feminism · university · drama · realistic · 20th-century · audiobook · historical · racism · magical-realism · coming-of-age
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W. Somerset Maugham
3.93 · 398 ratings
fiction · classics · adult · literary · literary-fiction · historical · 20th-century · book · audiobook · historical-fiction · drama · anthologies · male-author · romance · humor · psychological · horror · industrial-era · fantasy · coming-of-age
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Thomas Mann
3.92 · 360 ratings
fiction · adult · classics · literary · literary-fiction · 20th-century · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · book · anthologies · philosophy · drama · university · male-author · psychological · spirituality · politics · bildungsroman · horror
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Thomas Pynchon
3.91 · 322 ratings
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · postmodernism · classics · literary · satire · humor · 20th-century · book · audiobook · contemporary · sci-fi · philosophy · male-author · mystery · comedy · war · action-adventure
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Yukio Mishima
3.90 · 416 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · classics · literary · adult · 20th-century · book · drama · historical · historical-fiction · lgbtq · male-author · philosophy · psychological · politics · contemporary · suicide · coming-of-age · religion · audiobook
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Anthony Burgess
3.89 · 357 ratings- The Black Prince: Adapted from an original script by Anthony Burgess by Anthony Burgess
- The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Anthony Burgess
- How to Save Your Own Life by Anthony Burgess
- Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love-Life by Anthony Burgess
- Future Imperfect: Wanting Seed / 1985 by Anthony Burgess
fiction · adult · book · literary-fiction · literary · classics · historical · 20th-century · historical-fiction · sci-fi · humor · horror · dystopia · contemporary · audiobook · religion · mystery · lgbtq · crime · politics
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Eve Babitz
3.86 · 106 ratings
classics · season-summer · fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · female-author · adult · literary · female-mc · coming-of-age · historical-fiction · feminism · 20th-century · friendship · humor · anthologies · womens-fiction · book · satire
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Henrik Ibsen
3.81 · 259 ratings
drama · classics · fiction · literary · adult · literary-fiction · book · audiobook · historical · university · high-school · industrial-era · victorian · feminism · historical-fiction · social-commentary · realistic · family · philosophy · tragedy
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Natsume Sōseki
3.78 · 161 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · literary · classics · historical · historical-fiction · book · male-author · adult · 20th-century · asia · audiobook · coming-of-age · east-asia · japan · journey · action-adventure · drama · university · philosophy
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Eudora Welty
3.78 · 165 ratings
fiction · literary · classics · adult · gothic · literary-fiction · anthologies · female-author · historical-fiction · 20th-century · southern-gothic · historical · contemporary · audiobook · humor · family · book · fantasy · myths · rural
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Yasunari Kawabata
3.72 · 354 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · classics · literary · adult · 20th-century · drama · book · historical-fiction · contemporary · male-author · historical · psychological · anthologies · poc-author · aging · family · magical-realism · asia · steamy
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James Fenimore Cooper
3.67 · 179 ratings- SF UNIVERSE - The Ultimate Collection: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Post-Apocalyptic Tales: The War of the Worlds, Anthem, Space ... America, A Traveler in Time, The Guardians… by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Ways of the Hour by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Leatherstocking Tales, Vol. 2: The Pathfinder / The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Crater by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
fiction · action-adventure · historical-fiction · classics · literary · adult · historical · literary-fiction · western · industrial-era · anthologies · book · poc-mc · indigenous-mc · violent-conflict · audiobook · drama · young-adult · university · war
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Pamela Aidan
3.66 · 108 ratings- A Proper Darcy Christmas: A Delightful Pride and Prejudice Christmas Romance by Pamela Aidan
- Jane Austen Made Me Do It: Original Stories Inspired by Literature's Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart by Pamela Aidan
- Young Master Darcy: A Lesson in Honour by Pamela Aidan
- Duty and Desire by Pamela Aidan
- These Three Remain by Pamela Aidan
literary-fiction · regency · historical · historical-fiction · industrial-era · fiction · book · romance · retellings · adult · literary · classics · female-author · womens-fiction · female-mc · audiobook · drama · victorian · mystery · friendship
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Marquis de Sade
3.50 · 205 ratings- Selección Marqués de Sade: Justine o los infortunios de la virtud ; Juliette o El vicio ampliamente recompensado ; Ernestina by Marquis de Sade
- En Çok Kendisine Yabancıdır İnsan by Marquis de Sade
- Incest by Marquis de Sade
- İkinize de Yer Var by Marquis de Sade
- Philosophy in the Boudoir or, The Immoral Mentors by Marquis de Sade
fiction · adult · philosophy · literary · steamy · classics · literary-fiction · horror · historical · anthologies · transgressive-mc · historical-fiction · male-author · drama · politics · psychological · spirituality · book · western · dark
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