2023 Variety Challenge - hosted by silkyfox

A book that's considered a classic.
All books added
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book

Middle-earth Universe

J.R.R. Tolkien

296 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy poetry adventurous slow-paced
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

The Christmas Books #1

Charles Dickens

96 pages • first pub 1843 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

204 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)

fiction classics young adult adventurous medium-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

448 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

Are Prisons Obsolete?

Angela Y. Davis

4 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

11 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

531 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

322 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Persuasion by Jane Austen

Persuasion

Jane Austen

249 pages • first pub 1817 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional slow-paced