Jess McDowell

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Jess McDowell

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Jess’s favorite books

1984 by George Orwell

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin

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Jess’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (102)
currently-reading‎ (1)
read‎ (93)
did-not-finish‎ (0)

medical-y‎ (25)
history‎ (19)
based-booklist‎ (16)
favourites‎ (15)

summer-2019-2020-goal‎ (11)
megan-recs‎ (8)
2026-tbr‎ (7)
brain-stuff‎ (4)

2026-read‎ (3)
poetry‎ (2)
books-i-hated‎ (1)

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Jess is Currently Reading

Call Me By Your Name

Jess McDowell is currently reading

Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)

by André Aciman (Goodreads Author)

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Favorite Genres

Biography, Classics, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Philosophy, Poetry, Science, and Young-adult

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