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71 books

Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

George Orwell

276 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective medium-paced
The Collected Essex County by Jeff Lemire

The Collected Essex County

Essex County #1-3

Jeff Lemire

512 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction comics graphic novel sports adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Zahir by Paulo Coelho

The Zahir

Paulo Coelho

349 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Mikhail and Margarita by Julie Lekstrom Himes

Mikhail and Margarita

Julie Lekstrom Himes

375 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction historical dark tense slow-paced
A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

A Curse for True Love

Once Upon a Broken Heart #3

Stephanie Garber

385 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous dark fast-paced
Tiananmen Square by Lai Wen

Tiananmen Square

Lai Wen

528 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Lust for Life by Irving Stone

Lust for Life

Irving Stone

512 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

Gabor Maté

562 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
nonfiction psychology self help challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Only Story by Julian Barnes

The Only Story

Julian Barnes

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction contemporary romance reflective sad slow-paced
Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur's Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse by Denise Chong

Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur's Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse

Denise Chong

328 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
nonfiction biography