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115 books

How It All Began by Penelope Lively

How It All Began

Penelope Lively

229 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
Different Seasons by Stephen King

Different Seasons

Stephen King

20 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction horror short stories thriller dark tense medium-paced
The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren

The Children of Noisy Village

The Children of Noisy Village #1

Astrid Lindgren

144 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction childrens classics lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

A Long Way Down

Nick Hornby

333 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction contemporary emotional funny medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

10 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

294 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

176 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge #1

Elizabeth Strout

337 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Exposure by Helen Dunmore

Exposure

Helen Dunmore

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction historical thriller reflective medium-paced
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney

The Glorious Heresies

Lisa McInerney

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0kirstiejayhawk's review
fiction contemporary challenging dark medium-paced