Big Book Reading 2023 - hosted by time4reading

A backlist big book
To help you clear those shelves, reduce those library holds, or check off that TBR.
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

18 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Doors of Eden

Adrian Tchaikovsky

592 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

12 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 1813 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
The Captive by Marcel Proust

The Captive

In Search of Lost Time #5

Marcel Proust

19 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 1923 (editions)

fiction classics emotional slow-paced
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

R.F. Kuang

21 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin

Fresh Water for Flowers

Valérie Perrin

474 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton

832 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

The Lacuna

Barbara Kingsolver

508 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

The Celestial Kingdom #1

Sue Lynn Tan

503 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Dawn of Everything by David Wengrow, David Graeber

The Dawn of Everything

David Wengrow, David Graeber

24 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced