Rudolf Hermstein

28 books

Plainsong by Kent Haruf

Plainsong

Plainsong #1

Kent Haruf

301 pages • digital • 1999

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Practical Heart: Four Novellas by Allan Gurganus

The Practical Heart: Four Novellas

Allan Gurganus

336 pages • 2001

fiction lgbtqia+ reflective sad medium-paced
River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh

River of Smoke

Ibis Trilogy #2

Amitav Ghosh

522 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction historical adventurous challenging slow-paced
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Sea of Poppies

Ibis Trilogy #1

Amitav Ghosh

513 pages • paperback • 2008

fiction historical literary adventurous challenging medium-paced
The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

H.P. Lovecraft

110 pages • paperback • 1936

fiction classics fantasy horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

Skippy Dies

Paul Murray

661 pages • hardcover • 2010

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional funny medium-paced
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

David Wroblewski

566 pages • hardcover • 2008

fiction contemporary historical emotional sad slow-paced
'Tis by Frank McCourt

'Tis

The Frank McCourt Memoirs #2

Frank McCourt

512 pages • paperback • 1999

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Whisperer in Darkness Illustrated by H.P. Lovecraft

The Whisperer in Darkness Illustrated

H.P. Lovecraft

98 pages • paperback • 1931

fiction classics horror short stories mysterious slow-paced
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Phaedrus #1

Robert M. Pirsig

432 pages • paperback • 1974

fiction classics philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced