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A Dark-Adapted Eye by Ruth Rendell

A Dark-Adapted Eye

Ruth Rendell

288 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious reflective slow-paced
Dark Quartet: The Story of the Brontës by Lynne Reid Banks

Dark Quartet: The Story of the Brontës

Bronte Biographies #1

Lynne Reid Banks

432 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

5 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 1866 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
Demelza by Winston Graham

Demelza

The Poldark Saga #2

Winston Graham

521 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction historical emotional medium-paced
Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham

Jeremy Poldark

The Poldark Saga #3

Winston Graham

344 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction historical romance informative tense medium-paced
Warleggan by Winston Graham

Warleggan

The Poldark Saga #4

Winston Graham

471 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction historical romance emotional medium-paced
Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War by Sebastian Faulks

Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War

French Trilogy #2

Sebastian Faulks

496 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende

Island Beneath the Sea

Isabel Allende

464 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction historical magical realism challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Earth's Children #1

Jean M. Auel

494 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional slow-paced
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

364 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

5.0lissan's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced