The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book with a Protagonist Older than 50
 Everyone has a story to tell. Older and (sometimes) wiser, these characters will charm you and keep you wondering what they’ll do next. Don't limit your search to one genre, okay?
All books added
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood

The Marlow Murder Club

The Marlow Murder Club #1

Robert Thorogood

9 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
In the Upper Country by Kai Thomas

In the Upper Country

Kai Thomas

9 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom

210 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam

Under the Tamarind Tree

Nigar Alam

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

1006 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

Annie Lyons

10 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler

12 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Doppelgänger by Daša Drndić

Doppelgänger

Daša Drndić

160 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective medium-paced
The House of Plain Truth by Donna Hemans

The House of Plain Truth

Donna Hemans

288 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey

403 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism emotional mysterious sad slow-paced