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35 books

When Never Comes by Barbara Davis

When Never Comes

Barbara Davis

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional slow-paced
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

Anthony Ray Hinton

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Bigamist: The True Story of a Husband's Ultimate Betrayal by Mary Turner Thomson

The Bigamist: The True Story of a Husband's Ultimate Betrayal

Mary Turner Thomson

240 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
nonfiction crime memoir true crime dark informative tense fast-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

283 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken by The Secret Barrister

The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken

The Secret Barrister

11 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
nonfiction sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

367 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Stardust

Neil Gaiman

250 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Władysław Szpilman

The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45

Władysław Szpilman

222 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
nonfiction biography history emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

518 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0liltoasty's review
fiction literary science fiction emotional sad medium-paced