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27 books

Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah

Untold Night and Day

Bae Suah

152 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World

Elif Shafak

306 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

180 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore #1

Robin Sloan

291 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction literary adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Chase by Dean Koontz, K.R. Dwyer

Chase

Dean Koontz, K.R. Dwyer

160 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

Britt-Marie Was Here

Fredrik Backman

324 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

John Boyne

214 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction historical young adult emotional sad medium-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

418 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

Almond

Won-pyung Sohn

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Hiromi Kawakami

176 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

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