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The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton

The Architecture of Happiness

Alain de Botton

280 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction art design philosophy informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

Italo Calvino

260 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

242 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction business economics science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Gilead #1

Marilynne Robinson

247 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
My Documents by Alejandro Zambra

My Documents

Alejandro Zambra

224 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
Dandelions by Thea Lenarduzzi

Dandelions

Thea Lenarduzzi

283 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Variations by Patrick Langley

The Variations

Patrick Langley

453 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced
Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants

Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

160 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction art historical challenging reflective slow-paced
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

279 pages • first pub 1850 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark reflective slow-paced
Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber

Midnight at the Blackbird Café

Heather Webber

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction magical realism romance emotional lighthearted slow-paced
A Shining by Jon Fosse

A Shining

Jon Fosse

48 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
The Book of All Loves by Agustín Fernández Mallo

The Book of All Loves

Agustín Fernández Mallo

200 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary philosophy emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Footnotes: A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers by Peter Fiennes

Footnotes: A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers

Peter Fiennes

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history nature travel adventurous medium-paced