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20 books

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

266 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Louis de Bernières

435 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
fiction historical romance emotional funny sad medium-paced
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Northern Lights

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

399 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney

A Heart That Works

Rob Delaney

180 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France

How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS

David France

624 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
nonfiction health history lgbtqia+ emotional informative slow-paced
The Trick Is To Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway

The Trick Is To Keep Breathing

Janice Galloway

236 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
fiction informative reflective slow-paced
Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Louis de Bernières

534 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
fiction historical romance emotional funny sad medium-paced
Emma by Jane Austen

Emma

Jane Austen

476 pages • first pub 1815 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
fiction classics literary romance funny lighthearted slow-paced
Northern Lights: the Illustrated Edition by Philip Pullman

Northern Lights: the Illustrated Edition

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

283 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0islaxn's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced