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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Leslye Walton

301 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
fiction fantasy magical realism young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore #1

Robin Sloan

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
fiction literary adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

496 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

17 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
10% Happier by Dan Harris

10% Happier

Dan Harris

237 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
nonfiction memoir psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

289 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
fiction historical romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

915 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

5.0miratethepirate's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang

The Collected Schizophrenias

Esmé Weijun Wang

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
nonfiction essays memoir psychology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

784 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0miratethepirate's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced