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137 books

Engleby by Sebastian Faulks

Engleby

Sebastian Faulks

319 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction contemporary crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

21 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Night Watch [Stage Adaptation] by Hattie Naylor

The Night Watch [Stage Adaptation]

Hattie Naylor

104 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction historical play adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

I Capture the Castle

Dodie Smith

4 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 1948 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction classics romance young adult emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

8 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

On Chesil Beach

Ian McEwan

203 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction historical literary challenging reflective medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

244 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan

Sweet Tooth

Ian McEwan

400 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey

389 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction historical magical realism emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

320 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0helentaylor's review
fiction classics literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced