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36 books

The Dirty Parts of the Bible by Sam Torode

The Dirty Parts of the Bible

Sam Torode

278 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
nonfiction historical romance adventurous funny fast-paced
Everyone Here Is Lying: A Novel by Shari Lapena, Shari Lapena

Everyone Here Is Lying: A Novel

Shari Lapena, Shari Lapena

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Once Upon a Time in the East: A Story of Growing Up by Xiaolu Guo

Once Upon a Time in the East: A Story of Growing Up

Xiaolu Guo

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

Marianne Cronin

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Twelve Years a Slave: A True Story by Solomon Northup

Twelve Years a Slave: A True Story

Solomon Northup

304 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
nonfiction classics history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan

The Lifeboat

Charlotte Rogan

279 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
fiction historical adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Yellow Wife: Totally gripping and heart-wrenching historical fiction by Sadeqa Johnson, Sadeqa Johnson

Yellow Wife: Totally gripping and heart-wrenching historical fiction

Sadeqa Johnson, Sadeqa Johnson

287 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
fiction historical challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Idol by Louise O'Neill

Idol

Louise O'Neill

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
fiction contemporary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Piglet by Lottie Hazell

Piglet

Lottie Hazell

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional tense medium-paced
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer

River Sing Me Home

Eleanor Shearer

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0celticthistle's review
fiction historical literary emotional hopeful sad medium-paced