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36 books

The Invisible Mountain by Caro De Robertis

The Invisible Mountain

Caro De Robertis

384 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction historical literary magical realism emotional slow-paced
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer

276 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional funny medium-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende

Island Beneath the Sea

Isabel Allende

457 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction historical magical realism challenging emotional sad slow-paced
Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler

Patternmaster

Patternist #4

Octavia E. Butler

202 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

559 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

Wild Seed

Patternist #1

Octavia E. Butler

298 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Long Grows the Dark by Catherine Labadie

Long Grows the Dark

Fate's Fall #1

Catherine Labadie

439 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous fast-paced
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

341 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced