Massimo Bocchiola

58 books

The Acid House by Irvine Welsh

The Acid House

Irvine Welsh

304 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories dark medium-paced
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill

At Swim, Two Boys

Jamie O'Neill

576 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine Welsh

The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs

Irvine Welsh

400 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark medium-paced
Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon

Bleeding Edge

Thomas Pynchon

477 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Body by Harry Crews

Body

Harry Crews

240 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction dark funny fast-paced
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary by Golbanou Moghaddas, Caspar Henderson

The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary

Golbanou Moghaddas, Caspar Henderson

427 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative reflective slow-paced
The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster

The Brooklyn Follies

Paul Auster

306 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced
The Complete Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby

The Complete Polysyllabic Spree

Stuff I've Been Reading #1-2

Nick Hornby

278 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction essays funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Concrete Island by J.G. Ballard

Concrete Island

J.G. Ballard

176 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction contemporary speculative fiction thriller dark medium-paced
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

The Crying of Lot 49

Thomas Pynchon

152 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging funny mysterious medium-paced