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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

453 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Milkman by Anna Burns

Milkman

Anna Burns

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

1024 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #1

Stephen Fry

441 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction history adventurous funny informative medium-paced
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Half-Arse Human: How to live better without burning out by Leena Norms

Half-Arse Human: How to live better without burning out

Leena Norms

224 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass #1

Sarah J. Maas

406 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

The Wicked Years #1

Gregory Maguire

432 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

385 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Deacon King Kong by James McBride

Deacon King Kong

James McBride

370 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Empty: A Memoir by Susan Burton

Empty: A Memoir

Susan Burton

283 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective slow-paced
Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body by Martin Pistorius

Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body

Martin Pistorius

288 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie Smith

You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir

Maggie Smith

313 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller

Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

Lulu Miller

228 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir nature science reflective medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced