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12 books

The Dinner by Herman Koch

The Dinner

Herman Koch

304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

397 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Mating by Norman Rush

Mating

Norman Rush

477 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction historical literary romance challenging funny reflective slow-paced
Subdivision by J. Robert Lennon

Subdivision

J. Robert Lennon

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction literary mystery mysterious medium-paced
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

18 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

417 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

602 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

521 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction historical literary mystery science fiction emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

A Children's Bible

Lydia Millet

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced
Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry

Night Boat to Tangier

Kevin Barry

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0kellyyates's review
fiction literary dark reflective sad medium-paced