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248 books

Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

Skippy Dies

Paul Murray

661 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional funny medium-paced
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall

The Lonely Polygamist

Brady Udall

608 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful medium-paced
All Clear by Connie Willis

All Clear

All Clear #2

Connie Willis

656 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
fiction historical science fiction adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

314 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
nonfiction history politics dark informative sad medium-paced
Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

278 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

273 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America by Steven Johnson

The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America

Steven Johnson

254 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
nonfiction biography history science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Kings of the Earth by Jon Clinch

Kings of the Earth

Jon Clinch

322 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
fiction contemporary historical mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell

The Hand That First Held Mine

Maggie O'Farrell

341 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

Freedom

Jonathan Franzen

576 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0sophronisba's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced