Maria Baiocchi

28 books

The Childhood of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee

The Childhood of Jesus

Jesus trilogy #1

J.M. Coetzee

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Days of Awe by A.M. Homes

Days of Awe

A.M. Homes

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary short stories funny reflective sad slow-paced
The Death of Democracy: Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic by Benjamin Carter Hett

The Death of Democracy: Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic

Benjamin Carter Hett

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative tense slow-paced
Disobedience by Naomi Alderman

Disobedience

Naomi Alderman

277 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Madeleine Thien

463 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

736 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley

A Fan's Notes

A Fan's Notes #1

Frederick Exley

385 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction sports funny reflective slow-paced
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

The Forty Rules of Love

Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda

The Heart of Redness

Zakes Mda

277 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced