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36 books

My Mother, My Father: On Losing a Parent by Susan Wyndham

My Mother, My Father: On Losing a Parent

Susan Wyndham

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
nonfiction emotional reflective slow-paced
The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses by Harry Blamires

The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses

Harry Blamires

272 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
nonfiction reference informative reflective fast-paced
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx

The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

337 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

647 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
fiction literary magical realism challenging funny reflective slow-paced
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy #01

Vikram Seth

1474 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
fiction classics historical romance challenging emotional informative slow-paced
Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett

Past the Shallows

Favel Parrett

272 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell

Rooftoppers

Katherine Rundell

278 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
fiction historical middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett

The Game of Kings

The Lymond Chronicles #1

Dorothy Dunnett

543 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
fiction historical adventurous challenging slow-paced
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

Journey to the River Sea

Eva Ibbotson

298 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
fiction young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Chronicle of Youth: The War Diary, 1913-1917 by Vera Brittain, Alan Bishop

Chronicle of Youth: The War Diary, 1913-1917

Vera Brittain, Alan Bishop

384 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0alisonb13's review
emotional informative reflective medium-paced