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The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Last Tycoon

F. Scott Fitzgerald

196 pages • 1941 • 67 editions

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fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy of Dunces
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John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

405 pages • 1980 • 91 editions

fiction classics contemporary funny lighthearted medium-paced
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The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey

The Vinegar Works #1

The Gashlycrumb Tinies

Edward Gorey

54 pages • 1963 • 11 editions

fiction horror dark funny fast-paced
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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

191 pages • 1929 • 83 editions

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fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
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Grendel by John Gardner

Grendel

John Gardner

152 pages • 1971 • 25 editions

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fiction fantasy literary dark mysterious slow-paced
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

118 pages • 1937 • 254 editions

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad fast-paced
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Othello by Stephen Orgel, William Shakespeare, Russ McDonald

Othello

Stephen Orgel, William Shakespeare, Russ McDonald

208 pages • 1603 • 503 editions

fiction classics play dark emotional tense medium-paced
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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James

96 pages • 1898 • 642 editions

fiction classics horror mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

121 pages • 1899 • 1k editions

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

177 pages • 1932 • 459 editions

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fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced
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