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The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

324 pages • hardcover • 1997

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fiction historical religion emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien

246 pages • paperback • 1990

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fiction historical short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

595 pages • digital • 2018 user-added

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fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

480 pages • hardcover • 2016

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fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

339 pages • 2018 user-added

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nonfiction business health true crime informative tense medium-paced
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

The Immortalists

Chloe Benjamin

352 pages • hardcover • 2018

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fiction contemporary historical magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal

The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

Edmund de Waal

368 pages • hardcover • 2009

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nonfiction art biography history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey

The Gashlycrumb Tinies

The Vinegar Works #1

Edward Gorey

32 pages • hardcover • 1963

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fiction horror dark funny fast-paced
The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley

The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince

Jane Ridley

752 pages • hardcover • 2012

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nonfiction biography history funny informative slow-paced
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

187 pages • digital • 1985

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced