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2023
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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Southern Reach #1

Annihilation

Jeff VanderMeer

208 pages • 2014 • 89 editions

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Hyperbole and a Half

Allie Brosh

385 pages • 2013 • 21 editions

nonfiction comics graphic novel memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
A Wizard Abroad by Diane Duane

Young Wizards #4

A Wizard Abroad

Diane Duane

369 pages • 1993 • 9 editions

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fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

180 pages • 1979 • 302 editions

fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
5.0 essjay's review
So You Want to Be a Wizard (New Millenium Edition) by Diane Duane

Young Wizards #1

So You Want to Be a Wizard (New Millenium Edition)

Diane Duane

323 pages • 1983 • 22 editions

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fiction fantasy young adult adventurous hopeful medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams

200 pages • 1980 • 159 editions

fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
5.0 essjay's review
The Mist-Walker Vol. 1: The Breath of Things by Stéphane Fert

The Mist-Walker #1

The Mist-Walker Vol. 1: The Breath of Things

Stéphane Fert

136 pages • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction comics fantasy adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
5.0 essjay's review
The Little Vampire by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

Der kleine Vampir #1

The Little Vampire

Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

168 pages • 1979 • 28 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade lighthearted slow-paced
5.0 essjay's review
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #0

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

316 pages • 1937 • 1.1k editions

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde

The Last Dragonslayer #3

The Eye of Zoltar

Jasper Fforde

416 pages • 2014 • 21 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous funny fast-paced
4.75 essjay's review