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Empire Falls by Richard Russo

Empire Falls

Richard Russo

483 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Inkheart

Inkworld #1

Cornelia Funke

548 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

Bastard Out of Carolina

Dorothy Allison

300 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Saturday by Ian McEwan

Saturday

Ian McEwan

289 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction contemporary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

Unaccustomed Earth

Jhumpa Lahiri

352 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

The Dante Club

The Dante Club #1

Matthew Pearl

424 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction historical mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Nathaniel Philbrick

320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
nonfiction history adventurous informative sad slow-paced
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai

357 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

394 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction classics contemporary challenging funny medium-paced
His Dark Materials 3-Book Mass Market Paperback Boxed Set by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials 3-Book Mass Market Paperback Boxed Set

His Dark Materials #1-3

Philip Pullman

1088 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0candiebella's review
fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous dark reflective fast-paced