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193 books

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Twelve Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

363 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
nonfiction classics history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World (Dodo Press) by Elizabeth Bisland

In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World (Dodo Press)

Elizabeth Bisland

108 pages • first pub 1891 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
nonfiction classics history travel adventurous informative slow-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

584 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Aimee Bender

292 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
fiction contemporary magical realism mysterious sad medium-paced
A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch

A Severed Head

Iris Murdoch

208 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
fiction classics literary dark funny medium-paced
What We Talk about When We Talk about Love by Raymond Carver

What We Talk about When We Talk about Love

Raymond Carver

159 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
fiction classics literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Cheryl Strayed

354 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
nonfiction essays memoir self help emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
After Birth by Elisa Albert

After Birth

Elisa Albert

198 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Unfinished Novel and Other Stories by Valerie Martin

The Unfinished Novel and Other Stories

Valerie Martin

212 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson

The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain

Notes from a Small Island #2

Bill Bryson

400 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0francesmthompson's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous funny reflective medium-paced