Johannes Jonkers

25 books

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

797 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

The Secret Scripture

McNulty Family

Sebastian Barry

312 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry

The Temporary Gentleman

McNulty Family

Sebastian Barry

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories by A.M. Homes

Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories

A.M. Homes

224 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction short stories informative medium-paced
Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell

Up in the Old Hotel

Joseph Mitchell

716 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction essays short stories reflective slow-paced
The Vanished Child by Sarah Smith

The Vanished Child

Vanished Child #1

Sarah Smith

420 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious slow-paced
The Wish Maker by Ali Sethi

The Wish Maker

Ali Sethi

432 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine by Hannah Fry

Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine

Hannah Fry

243 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis

Imperial Bedrooms

Less Than Zero #2

Bret Easton Ellis

169 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark tense fast-paced