The Genre Challenge 2023 - hosted by cass_booklover

Literary Fiction
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Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

12 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

The School for Good Mothers

Jessamine Chan

324 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark emotional sad medium-paced
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

Ghost Wall

Sarah Moss

3 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary dark tense fast-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

7 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Thornton Wilder

160 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective sad slow-paced
Shopgirl by Steve Martin

Shopgirl

Steve Martin

130 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction literary funny reflective slow-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

9 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Autumn by Ali Smith

Autumn

Seasonal Quartet #1

Ali Smith

261 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Night of Many Endings by Melissa Payne

The Night of Many Endings

Melissa Payne

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional medium-paced
Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Women Talking

Miriam Toews

216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced