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120 books

The Martian by Andy Weir

The Martian

The Martian #1

Andy Weir

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0bean_reader's review
fiction science fiction thriller adventurous funny tense medium-paced
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

499 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0bean_reader's review
fiction classics historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

350 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0bean_reader's review
fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Maisie Dobbs

Maisie Dobbs #1

Jacqueline Winspear

304 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0bean_reader's review
fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

440 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

181 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror magical realism adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

The Kitchen House

Kathleen Grissom

368 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood

The One-in-a-Million Boy

Monica Wood

416 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny hopeful sad medium-paced
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

Angels & Demons

Robert Langdon #1

Dan Brown

448 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious tense fast-paced