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312 books

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

536 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

331 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
Charlotte by David Foenkinos

Charlotte

David Foenkinos

224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
nonfiction art biography dark emotional sad fast-paced
Mountain Man by Vardis Fisher

Mountain Man

Vardis Fisher

351 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
fiction historical adventurous slow-paced
The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Overstory

Richard Powers

502 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay

A Song for Arbonne

Guy Gavriel Kay

509 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plainsong by Kent Haruf

Plainsong

Plainsong #1

Kent Haruf

320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

254 pages • first pub 180 (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
nonfiction classics history philosophy informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Magus by John Fowles

The Magus

John Fowles

656 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0nicholasoakley's review
fiction classics literary thriller challenging dark slow-paced
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

A Month in the Country

J.L. Carr

135 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced