Peter Abelsen

25 books

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

The Fraud

Zadie Smith

455 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

Freedom

Jonathan Franzen

597 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch

Jamrach's Menagerie

Carol Birch

295 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous slow-paced
The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

The Last King of Scotland

Giles Foden

352 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective tense slow-paced
Point Omega by Don DeLillo

Point Omega

Don DeLillo

148 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Purity by Jonathan Franzen

Purity

Jonathan Franzen

563 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark medium-paced
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

Redhead by the Side of the Road

Anne Tyler

192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell

St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

Karen Russell

246 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism short stories adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris

The Unnamed

Joshua Ferris

310 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

350 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced