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47 books

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

784 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney

323 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
This Time It's Real by Ann Liang

This Time It's Real

Ann Liang

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

188 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre

No Exit and Three Other Plays

Jean-Paul Sartre

275 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction classics play challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Galatea by Madeline Miller

Galatea

Madeline Miller

56 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction fantasy literary short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Oranges by John McPhee

Oranges

John McPhee

160 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

Mark Dunn

208 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0shirat's review
fiction speculative fiction funny fast-paced