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Still Life by Sarah Winman

Still Life

Sarah Winman

438 pages • 2021 • 44 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • 2007 • 206 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Omar El Akkad

5h 22m • 2025 • 22 editions

nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

All the Colors of the Dark

Chris Whitaker

656 pages • 2024 • 57 editions

fiction historical literary mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
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11/22/63 by Stephen King

11/22/63

Stephen King

849 pages • 2011 • 149 editions

fiction historical science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
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The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon

The Outlaw Noble Salt

Amy Harmon

364 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction historical adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
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The Girl Behind the Gates by Brenda Davies

The Girl Behind the Gates

Brenda Davies

291 pages • 2020 • 8 editions

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fiction historical emotional slow-paced
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Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister

402 pages • 2022 • 102 editions

fiction speculative fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland

The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

Holly Ringland

549 pages • 2022 • 13 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti

I Saw Ramallah

Mourid Barghouti

184 pages • 1997 • 17 editions

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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