"The Ultimate" Reading Challenge - hosted by cynbee

A classic you hated in high school.
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Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton

99 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional sad medium-paced
Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville

Billy Budd, Sailor

Herman Melville

166 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

336 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

288 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Anthem by Ayn Rand

Anthem

Ayn Rand

103 pages • first pub 1938 (editions) user-added

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf

209 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

368 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

4 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 1899 (editions)

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

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

268 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

252 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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