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31 books

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

560 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang

The Bookshop and the Barbarian

Morgan Stang

201 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Tales from the Café

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg

Housemates

Emma Copley Eisenberg

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney

356 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

253 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Everything You Ever Wanted by Luiza Sauma

Everything You Ever Wanted

Luiza Sauma

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction contemporary literary science fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

16 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0beanslibrary's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced