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27 books

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick

The Irish Princess

Elizabeth Chadwick

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction historical romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

274 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective sad slow-paced
An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

An Orchestra of Minorities

Chigozie Obioma

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional medium-paced
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

People Like Her

Ellery Lloyd

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction contemporary thriller dark tense medium-paced
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

The Queen's Gambit

Walter Tevis

243 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen

Chigozie Obioma

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Home Fire

Kamila Shamsie

260 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elliesbrains's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced