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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie's 2007 novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian uses journal entries and drawings to depict...

American 21ST Century Native American Diary

8.7 Great

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

This 2003 British novel by Mark Haddon is written as the first-person diary of a teenage boy with autism investigating t...

Mystery 21ST Century British Diary

8.3 Great

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Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity presents a gripping narrative through letters and documents revealing the story of two British women wo...

War 2010S Documents Ya

8.1 Great

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The Proof

Published in 1988 by Agota Kristof, this sequel continues the dark narrative through the eyes of one twin brother, using...

Hungarian Sequel War Diary

7.8 Good

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Last Days of Summer

Published in 1998, Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger is an epistolary novel notable for using letters and newspaper cl...

American Baseball 1990S Ya

7.7 Good

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Goodbye, Vitamin

Goodbye, Vitamin is a 2017 diary-format novel by Rachel Khong, notable for its poignant chronicle of a woman caring for...

American Family Memory 2010S

7.7 Good

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The Third Lie

Concluding Agota Kristof's trilogy in 1991, this novel utilizes fragmented letters and diary entries to reveal the profo...

Hungarian War Diary Trilogy

7.7 Good

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Sophie's World

Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder published Sophie's World in 1991, framing its comprehensive history of philosophy throu...

Norwegian Philosophical 20TH Century Ya

7.6 Good

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Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

Sorcery and Cecelia is a 1988 fantasy epistolary novel co-written by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer, notable f...

Fantasy 20TH Century Regency Ya

7.6 Good

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Sloppy Firsts

Megan McCafferty's 2001 young adult novel follows teenager Jessica Darling's struggles with high school and social isola...

Contemporary Romance Diary Ya

7.6 Good

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Second Helpings

Published in 2003 by Megan McCafferty, this sequel continues to track teenager Jessica Darling's senior year of high sch...

Romance Sequel Diary Ya

7.6 Good

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Super Sad True Love Story

Super Sad True Love Story is a 2010 dystopian epistolary novel by American author Gary Shteyngart that explores romance...

American 2010S Diary Dystopia

7.5 Good

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See You in the Cosmos

See You in the Cosmos is a 2016 children's novel by Jack Cheng, structured as a series of audio recordings made by an el...

American Family 2010S Recordings

7.5 Good

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Letters from the Inside

Letters from the Inside is a 1991 young adult epistolary novel by Australian author John Marsden about two teenage girls...

Australian 1990S Prison Ya

7.4 Good

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Freedom and Necessity

Co-authored by Emma Bull and Steven Brust, Freedom and Necessity is a 1997 historical fantasy novel notable for using le...

Fantasy Historical 1990S Diary

7.3 Good

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Meet Me at the Museum

Meet Me at the Museum is a 2018 epistolary novel by Anne Youngson, notable for consisting entirely of letters exchanged...

Romance British Museum 2010S

7.3 Good

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True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole

Written by British author Sue Townsend, True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole is a 1989 epistolary novel continuing the...

Comic British 1980S Diary

7.2 Good

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The Bunker Diary

The Bunker Diary is a 2013 young adult epistolary novel by British author Kevin Brooks, notable for winning the Carnegie...

Thriller 2010S Captivity Diary

6.9 Fair

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Love Letters to the Dead

Love Letters to the Dead is a 2014 young adult epistolary novel by Ava Dellaira, notable for its narrative structure whe...

American Grief 2010S Ya

6.7 Fair

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Life Form

Life Form is a 2010 epistolary novel by Belgian author Amélie Nothomb that details an unusual and increasingly bizarre c...

French Literary War 2010S

5.8 Mediocre