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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

339 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver

A Peculiar Combination

Electra McDonnell #1

Ashley Weaver

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction historical mystery adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Bleak House

Charles Dickens

1088 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Western Heritage, The, Volume 1 by Frank M. Turner, Alison Frank, Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment

Western Heritage, The, Volume 1

Frank M. Turner, Alison Frank, Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment

504 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

The Art Thief

Michael Finkel

222 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction biography true crime adventurous informative fast-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs by Mary Louise Kelly

It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs

Mary Louise Kelly

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction memoir reflective medium-paced
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Carrie Soto Is Back

Taylor Jenkins Reid

369 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring medium-paced
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

The Lager Queen of Minnesota

J. Ryan Stradal

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced