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20 books

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

417 pages • paperback • 1967

5.0shihara's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How High We Go in the Dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

292 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0shihara's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier

352 pages • digital • 1951

5.0shihara's review
fiction classics mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Patrick Rothfuss

661 pages • hardcover • 2007

5.0shihara's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • hardcover • 2005

5.0shihara's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • paperback • 2003

5.0shihara's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

Milk and Honey

Rupi Kaur

204 pages • paperback • 2014

5.0shihara's review
nonfiction feminism poetry emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore

481 pages • hardcover • 2016

5.0shihara's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional slow-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • hardcover • 2016

5.0shihara's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

368 pages • paperback • 1947

5.0shihara's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced