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8 books

History of Beauty by Umberto Eco

History of Beauty

Umberto Eco

432 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0victoria_recollections's review
nonfiction art history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab

444 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0victoria_recollections's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi

Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea

Teffi

296 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

5.0victoria_recollections's review
nonfiction history memoir reflective slow-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0victoria_recollections's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

The Queen's Gambit

Walter Tevis

256 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0victoria_recollections's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport

The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

The Romanov Sisters #2

Helen Rappaport

492 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0victoria_recollections's review
nonfiction biography history emotional informative sad medium-paced
Désirée by Annemarie Selinko

Désirée

Annemarie Selinko

607 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0victoria_recollections's review
fiction classics historical romance informative slow-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0victoria_recollections's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced