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The Lonely Stories: 22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys & Struggles of Being Alone by Natalie Eve Garrett

The Lonely Stories: 22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys & Struggles of Being Alone

Natalie Eve Garrett

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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nonfiction essays emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

The Bass Rock

Evie Wyld

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction historical literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

H is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald

300 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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nonfiction essays memoir nature emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

266 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

A Very Punchable Face

Colin Jost

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

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fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas #1

John Boyne

224 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

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fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Mark T. Sullivan

509 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction historical adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

626 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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fiction historical literary science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced