Jan Pieter van der Sterre

34 books

Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal

Painting Time

Maylis de Kerangal

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Plague by Albert Camus

The Plague

Albert Camus

308 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics literary philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
The Sea by John Banville

The Sea

John Banville

264 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century by Steven Pinker

The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

Steven Pinker

368 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative slow-paced
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1

Richard Osman

377 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The White Road: Journey Into an Obsession by Edmund de Waal

The White Road: Journey Into an Obsession

Edmund de Waal

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction art history memoir adventurous informative slow-paced
Who Killed My Father by Édouard Louis

Who Killed My Father

Édouard Louis

96 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
A Woman's Battles and Transformations by Édouard Louis

A Woman's Battles and Transformations

Édouard Louis

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism lgbtqia+ emotional reflective fast-paced
Generosity: An Enhancement by Richard Powers

Generosity: An Enhancement

Richard Powers

296 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction science fiction reflective slow-paced
Lionel Asbo: State of England by Martin Amis

Lionel Asbo: State of England

Martin Amis

255 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction funny medium-paced