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304 books

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

451 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction historical literary emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
11/22/63 by Stephen King

11/22/63

Stephen King

849 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction historical science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth

Kingsbridge #1

Ken Follett

10 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction historical adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

434 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction classics historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier

233 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction historical emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

The White Queen

The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #2

Philippa Gregory

415 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction historical romance informative mysterious slow-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Revelation by C.J. Sansom

Revelation

The Shardlake Series #4

C.J. Sansom

550 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas #1

John Boyne

216 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum

The Bourne Supremacy

Jason Bourne #2

Robert Ludlum

688 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0karen_perkins's review
fiction thriller emotional slow-paced