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The Ice House by Minette Walters

The Ice House

Minette Walters

240 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business/The Manticore/World of Wonders by Robertson Davies

The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business/The Manticore/World of Wonders

The Deptford Trilogy #1-3

Robertson Davies

874 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction fantasy challenging reflective slow-paced
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

604 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
Amphigorey Also by Edward Gorey

Amphigorey Also

Amphigorey #3

Edward Gorey

256 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction art adventurous funny slow-paced
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History

Maus #1

Art Spiegelman

159 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
nonfiction comics graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventures of Tom and Huck #2

Mark Twain

327 pages • first pub 1884 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous funny medium-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

273 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1276 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

5.0carlyque's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced