Big Book Reading 2024 - hosted by time4reading

The New (or new to you) Book
For this prompt, read a new book or a new-to-you book. One that hasn’t come out yet or one you’ve only just found out about. Checking the 2022 and 2023 challenges here on the Storygraph to find out what other readers have chosen or check out the tags on instagram: #bigbookreading2022 and #bigbookreading2023
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Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada

Alone in Berlin

Hans Fallada

568 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective sad slow-paced
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

Skippy Dies

Paul Murray

23 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary dark emotional funny slow-paced
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

The Shards

Bret Easton Ellis

608 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

25 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

Our Share of Night

Mariana Enríquez

582 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park

Same Bed Different Dreams

Ed Park

528 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu

Solenoid

Mircea Cărtărescu

639 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Orlando King by Isabel Colegate

Orlando King

Isabel Colegate

608 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary informative reflective medium-paced
Hild by Nicola Griffith

Hild

Light of the World #1

Nicola Griffith

546 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous slow-paced