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Herzog

Saul Bellow's Herzog follows Moses Herzog, a middle-aged intellectual struggling with a broken marriage and a crisis of...

Classic American 20TH Century Literary

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The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun, or Shayō, is a 1947 Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai about the decline of an aristocratic family after Wor...

Japanese 20TH Century Tragedy Diary

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Doctor Glas

Hjalmar Söderberg’s *Doctor Glas* is a 1905 Swedish novel presented entirely through letters and documents. The story ex...

Classic Psychological 20TH Century Swedish

8.55 Great

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So Long a Letter

So Long a Letter is a 20th-century novel told entirely through letters. Senegalese author Mariama Bâ crafts a poignant s...

Classic 20TH Century Feminist Senegalese

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Address Unknown

Kressmann Taylor’s Address Unknown presents a chilling portrayal of escalating tensions in pre-World War II Europe. The...

Classic 20TH Century Political Letters

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Diary of a Provincial Lady

E.M. Delafield’s *Diary of a Provincial Lady* offers a realistic portrayal of life in rural England during the early 20t...

Classic Comic 20TH Century English

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Fair and Tender Ladies

Lee Smith’s *Fair and Tender Ladies* presents a poignant story through a collection of letters. The novel explores the e...

American Appalachian 20TH Century Literary

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Riddley Walker

Riddley Walker is a 1980 post-apocalyptic novel by Russell Hoban, narrated by a young man living in England long after a...

20TH Century Experimental Dystopian British

7.87 Good

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Up the Down Staircase

Up the Down Staircase is a 1965 novel by Bel Kaufman about Sylvia Barrett, an idealistic young English teacher working i...

American Comic 20TH Century School

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The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley is a 1937 novel by American author John P. Marquand, presented as a biography assembled from lette...

American Satire 20TH Century Biography

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The Screwtape Letters

The Screwtape Letters is a 1942 satirical epistolary novel by British writer C. S. Lewis. It consists mainly of letters...

20TH Century British Satirical Christian

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The Queen of the Tambourine

"The Queen of the Tambourine" is a 1991 novel by English author Jane Gardam that won the Whitbread Book of the Year awar...

Comic 20TH Century British Literary

7.74 Good

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I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle is a 1948 novel by British author Dodie Smith, written in the form of journal entries by seventeen-...

20TH Century Romance Coming Of Age British

7.68 Good

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In the Lake of the Woods

In the Lake of the Woods is a 1994 novel by American author Tim O'Brien that combines elements of mystery, psychological...

American Mystery 20TH Century Vietnam

7.68 Good

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Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

"Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot" is a 1988 young adult fantasy novel co-authored by Patricia C. Wred...

Fantasy 20TH Century Regency Ya

7.63 Good

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Dear Nobody

Dear Nobody is a 1991 young-adult novel by English author Berlie Doherty about an unplanned teenage pregnancy. Set in Sh...

20TH Century British Diary Ya

7.58 Good

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The Jane Austen Project

*The Jane Austen Project* is a science fiction and historical novel published in 2017 by author Kathleen A. Flynn. Struc...

Time Travel Historical Science Fiction Reports

7.47 Good

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84, Charing Cross Road

84, Charing Cross Road is an autobiographical epistolary book by the American writer Helene Hanff, published in 1970. It...

American 20TH Century Correspondence Letters

7.41 Good

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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾

"The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" is a comedic epistolary novel written by Sue Townsend and published in 1982....

20TH Century Comedy Teenage British

7.22 Good

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Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel

Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel is a young adult book by American author Avi, published in 1991. The novel is...

American 20TH Century School Documents

7.18 Good