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The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Muriel Barbery

325 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction classics literary reflective medium-paced
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Tristan Strong #1

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

An Unnecessary Woman

Rabih Alameddine

304 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
A Widow for One Year by John Irving

A Widow for One Year

John Irving

576 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1892-1910 by Jane Bannard Greene, Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1892-1910

Jane Bannard Greene, Rainer Maria Rilke

416 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
nonfiction biography poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Babel Tower by A.S. Byatt

Babel Tower

The Frederica Quartet #3

A.S. Byatt

640 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

536 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction crime historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

128 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
nonfiction classics essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced