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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The Bear and the Nightingale

Winternight Trilogy #1

Katherine Arden

322 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Christmas Chronicles: Notes, Stories and 100 Essential Recipes for Midwinter by Nigel Slater

The Christmas Chronicles: Notes, Stories and 100 Essential Recipes for Midwinter

Nigel Slater

456 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir short stories informative reflective relaxing slow-paced
Tripping Down The Ganga by Siddharth Kapila

Tripping Down The Ganga

Siddharth Kapila

440 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0emmaliz's review
nonfiction memoir religion travel
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

603 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

Stephen King

181 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction horror thriller dark tense medium-paced
The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers

The Gallows Pole

Benjamin Myers

350 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction historical dark slow-paced
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

All My Puny Sorrows

Miriam Toews

321 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How High We Go in the Dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

292 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov

Heart of a Dog

Mikhail Bulgakov

126 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction classics dystopian dark funny reflective fast-paced
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

The Vanderbeekers #1

Karina Yan Glaser

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction contemporary middle grade emotional lighthearted medium-paced