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95 books

Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley

Perestroika in Paris

Jane Smiley

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction literary funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

626 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction historical literary science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

118 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Stranger

Albert Camus

100 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective medium-paced
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Benediction by Kent Haruf

Benediction

Plainsong #3

Kent Haruf

258 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Eventide by Kent Haruf

Eventide

Plainsong #2

Kent Haruf

300 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plainsong by Kent Haruf

Plainsong

Plainsong #1

Kent Haruf

320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced