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Seven Ways to Start a Fire by Rachel Mahood

Seven Ways to Start a Fire

Rachel Mahood

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

291 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride

The Good Lord Bird

James McBride

417 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous funny medium-paced
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Water Moon

Samantha Sotto Yambao

374 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein

Fagin the Thief

Allison Epstein

336 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction historical mystery thriller medium-paced
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

296 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

Call Me By Your Name

Call Me By Your Name #1

André Aciman

248 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1276 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats #1

Jan-Philipp Sendker

325 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional sad slow-paced
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver

400 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake

Jhumpa Lahiri

291 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

Beautiful Ugly

Alice Feeney

9 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced