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27 books

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

The Bean Trees

Greer Family #1

Barbara Kingsolver

232 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Sellout by Paul Beatty

The Sellout

Paul Beatty

289 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging dark funny medium-paced
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

339 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

Michael Pollan

480 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
nonfiction science informative slow-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

784 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Kitchen

Banana Yoshimoto

160 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

1088 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction literary challenging funny sad slow-paced
The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh

The Shadow Lines

Amitav Ghosh

246 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje

Anil's Ghost

Michael Ondaatje

320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0juleswouds's review
fiction literary mystery emotional reflective slow-paced