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37 books

A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold

A Mother's Reckoning

Sue Klebold

305 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
nonfiction memoir true crime emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Nix by Nathan Hill

The Nix

Nathan Hill

625 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
fiction historical literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver

480 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
fiction contemporary crime literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future by Anna Gunin, Svetlana Alexiévich, Arch Tait

Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future

Voices of Utopia #4

Anna Gunin, Svetlana Alexiévich, Arch Tait

294 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
nonfiction history science dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

720 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

South of the Border, West of the Sun

Haruki Murakami

186 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
fiction contemporary literary romance emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

1Q84

1Q84 #1-3

Haruki Murakami

925 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
fiction contemporary dystopian fantasy literary magical realism science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Inferno by Dan Brown

Inferno

Robert Langdon #4

Dan Brown

465 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Boy Swallows Universe

Trent Dalton

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0astridandlouise's review
fiction contemporary literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced