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24 books

The New Life by Tom Crewe

The New Life

Tom Crewe

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett

322 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

Prisoners of Geography

Politics of Place #1

Tim Marshall

306 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced
Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

Anything is Possible

Amgash #2

Elizabeth Strout

257 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

616 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

My Name is Lucy Barton

Amgash #1

Elizabeth Strout

193 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective medium-paced
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

438 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

The Lost Daughter

Elena Ferrante

140 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

304 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced