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Wendell Berry
219 ratings 4.27 ·- What I Stand For Is What I Stand On by Wendell Berry
- What I Stand On: The Collected Essays of Wendell Berry, 1969-2017 (Volumes 1 & 2) by Wendell Berry
- The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
- Hope Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World by Wendell Berry
- Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
rural · literary · classics · fiction · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · historical · adult · audiobook · family · book · philosophy · outdoors · spirituality · christian · 20th-century · realistic · religion · anthologies · death
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Nicole Clarkston
121 ratings 4.24 ·- 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
industrial-era · adult · fiction · romance · historical · regency · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · literary · classics · book · female-mc · retellings · humor · audiobook · billionaire · anthologies · religion · victorian · spirituality
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John Lithgow
109 ratings 4.20 ·
fantasy · literary-fiction · classics · anthologies · comedy · children-books · animals · family · fiction · audiobook · humor · literary · male-author · young-adult · children · cats
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Dylan Thomas
122 ratings 4.09 ·
fiction · classics · literary · adult · literary-fiction · anthologies · historical · 20th-century · historical-fiction · book · humor · drama · audiobook · spirituality · contemporary · horror · high-school · university · gothic · industrial-era
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Theodore Dreiser
136 ratings 4.06 ·
fiction · adult · classics · literary · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · audiobook · historical · historical-fiction · drama · high-school · anthologies · coming-of-age · supernatural · mystery · psychological · horror · fantasy · urban
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Simone de Beauvoir
333 ratings 4.05 ·- Inseparable by Simone de Beauvoir
- Extracts From: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
- Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology (Library of America) by Simone de Beauvoir
- A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren by Simone de Beauvoir
- All Said and Done: An Autobiography 1962-1972 by Simone de Beauvoir
feminism · literary · classics · literary-fiction · fiction · philosophy · book · 20th-century · historical · adult · female-author · politics · existentialism · drama · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · war · psychological · lgbtq · western-central-europe
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Olga Tokarczuk
127 ratings 4.04 ·
action-adventure · journey · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · fiction · magical-realism · audiobook · literary · classics · book · contemporary · historical-fiction · philosophy · 21st-century · religion · 20th-century · psychological · epic · spirituality
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Nevil Shute
218 ratings 4.03 ·
historical · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · classics · literary · book · action-adventure · literary-fiction · audiobook · violent-conflict · 20th-century · war · ww2 · military · romance · mystery · sci-fi · survival · drama
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
924 ratings 4.02 ·- White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Crime and Punishment: The Original Complete Edition: A Fyodor Dostoevsky Classic by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 50 Beautiful Christmas Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die: Vol. 2 by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Hermann Hesse
471 ratings 3.98 ·- 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
- Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture by Hermann Hesse
- Peter Camenzind - Gertrud - Knulp - Kuren - Narziss en Goldmund - Fabuleuze vertellingen - Een golfje op de stroom by Hermann Hesse
fiction · classics · literary-fiction · literary · adult · 20th-century · spirituality · philosophy · book · existentialism · historical-fiction · philosophical · bildungsroman · historical · contemporary · magical-realism · religion · action-adventure · audiobook · myths
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Charlotte Brontë
314 ratings 3.98 ·
fiction · adult · classics · literary-fiction · literary · book · historical · romance · industrial-era · victorian · historical-fiction · female-author · womens-fiction · gothic · drama · fantasy · feminism · audiobook · female-mc · realistic
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Annie Dillard
170 ratings 3.96 ·
book · female-author · literary-fiction · adult · classics · family · literary · fiction · audiobook · historical-fiction · outdoors · breakup · indigenous-mc · domestic-drama · drama · poc-mc · female-mc · friendship · marriage · historical
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
173 ratings 3.96 ·- The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- The American Transcendentalists: Essential Writings by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: The 19th Century by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Ancient Mariner; Kubla Khan and Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
fiction · literary · classics · literary-fiction · adult · university · book · gothic · fantasy · historical · audiobook · horror · action-adventure · paranormal · anthologies · epic · supernatural · male-author · high-school · outdoors
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W. Somerset Maugham
360 ratings 3.95 ·- The Appointment in Samarra by W. Somerset Maugham
- The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1998 by W. Somerset Maugham
- 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die: Vol. 2 by W. Somerset Maugham
- Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New by W. Somerset Maugham
- The Ghouls: Book One: The Stories Behind the Classic Horror Films by W. Somerset Maugham
fiction · classics · adult · literary · historical · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · male-author · anthologies · drama · romance · humor · coming-of-age · industrial-era · horror · action-adventure · psychological
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Alice Munro
409 ratings 3.94 ·
fiction · anthologies · literary-fiction · classics · literary · contemporary · female-author · adult · feminism · historical-fiction · audiobook · 20th-century · family · female-mc · 21st-century · drama · university · realistic · friendship · psychological
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Anthony Trollope
319 ratings 3.92 ·- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Anthony Trollope
- The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols by Anthony Trollope
- 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 Anthony Trollope
- Short Stories from the Nineteenth Century by Anthony Trollope
- The Fixed Period by Anthony Trollope
fiction · classics · adult · victorian · literary · industrial-era · literary-fiction · historical · book · male-author · historical-fiction · audiobook · humor · politics · psychological · spirituality · family · social-commentary · religion · drama
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Émile Zola
336 ratings 3.91 ·
adult · fiction · classics · literary · book · literary-fiction · historical · historical-fiction · audiobook · male-author · drama · industrial-era · victorian · horror · university · politics · psychological · mystery · urban · dark
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Yukio Mishima
348 ratings 3.90 ·
fiction · literary · classics · literary-fiction · 20th-century · adult · book · historical-fiction · drama · historical · philosophy · lgbtq · male-author · psychological · contemporary · suicide · religion · action-adventure · spirituality · audiobook
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Lord Byron
177 ratings 3.89 ·
fiction · adult · literary · classics · literary-fiction · book · anthologies · gothic · university · historical · paranormal · vampires · horror · monsters · supernatural · action-adventure · philosophy · drama · fantasy · romance
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Thomas Mann
308 ratings 3.89 ·
fiction · adult · classics · literary · literary-fiction · 20th-century · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · anthologies · book · philosophy · university · drama · male-author · psychological · spirituality · politics · bildungsroman · lgbtq
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Yōko Ogawa
137 ratings 3.82 ·
literary-fiction · adult · fiction · poc-author · literary · classics · 20th-century · drama · 21st-century · horror · contemporary · journey · female-author · dark · anthologies · mystery · magical-realism · poc-mc · book · gothic
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Willa Cather
301 ratings 3.81 ·- Her Boss by Willa Cather
- Big Book of Christmas: Novels, Tales, Legends & Carols by Willa Cather
- The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols by Willa Cather
- The Greatest Christmas Stories of All Time: Timeless Classics That Celebrate the Season by Willa Cather
- The Pittsburgh Stories of Willa Cather by Willa Cather
fiction · classics · literary · audiobook · adult · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · historical · book · female-author · anthologies · 20th-century · coming-of-age · university · drama · feminism · young-adult · family · horror · western
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Ernest Hemingway
761 ratings 3.80 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · classics · literary · adult · 20th-century · audiobook · historical · book · historical-fiction · action-adventure · university · drama · war · violent-conflict · anthologies · high-school · contemporary · realistic · young-adult
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Natsume Sōseki
158 ratings 3.78 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · literary · classics · book · historical · historical-fiction · 20th-century · male-author · adult · coming-of-age · east-asia · asia · japan · audiobook · philosophy · bildungsroman · poc-author · young-adult · action-adventure
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George Eliot
282 ratings 3.75 ·
fiction · classics · literary · victorian · historical-fiction · historical · industrial-era · female-author · audiobook · literary-fiction · adult · book · university · drama · spirituality · family · religion · high-school · realistic · social-commentary
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Yasunari Kawabata
287 ratings 3.75 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · classics · literary · adult · 20th-century · drama · historical-fiction · contemporary · book · male-author · psychological · historical · anthologies · poc-author · aging · magical-realism · family · poc-mc · audiobook
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Honoré de Balzac
455 ratings 3.73 ·
fiction · adult · classics · literary · book · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · anthologies · horror · romance · male-author · mystery · university · drama · philosophy · tragedy · contemporary · gothic
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James Fenimore Cooper
144 ratings 3.65 ·- 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 Leatherstocking Tales, Vol. 2: The Pathfinder / The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Crater by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper
action-adventure · fiction · classics · literary · historical-fiction · historical · literary-fiction · adult · industrial-era · poc-mc · indigenous-mc · western · book · anthologies · violent-conflict · audiobook · drama · young-adult · university · war
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