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Small Island by Andrea Levy

Small Island

Andrea Levy

533 pages • 2004 • 39 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
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The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain

The Gustav Sonata

Rose Tremain

241 pages • 2016 • 19 editions

fiction historical literary music emotional reflective slow-paced
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Blue Nights by Joan Didion

Blue Nights

Joan Didion

208 pages • 2011 • 45 editions

nonfiction essays memoir reflective slow-paced
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Northern Lights: Bolvangar by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials #1

Northern Lights: Bolvangar

Philip Pullman

11h 42m • 1995 • 290 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

422 pages • 2013 • 73 editions

fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Hamlet: Screenplay, Introduction And Film Diary by Kenneth Branagh, William Shakespeare

Hamlet: Screenplay, Introduction And Film Diary

Kenneth Branagh, William Shakespeare

224 pages • 1601 • 927 editions

fiction classics play dark tense medium-paced
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Ordinary People by Diana Evans

Ordinary People

Diana Evans

352 pages • 2018 • 21 editions

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry

Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone

Richard Lloyd Parry

276 pages • 2017 • 19 editions

nonfiction history informative reflective sad slow-paced
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The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland

Jhumpa Lahiri

340 pages • 2013 • 54 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

784 pages • 2013 • 127 editions

fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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