Laura Vidal

19 books

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Katherine Boo

nonfiction history emotional informative sad medium-paced

288 pages | first published 2012

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

James H. Silberman Books

Norman Doidge

nonfiction psychology science informative reflective medium-paced

427 pages | first published 2007

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Burial Rites

Hannah Kent

fiction historical mystery reflective sad tense slow-paced

336 pages | first published 2013

Devotion by Hannah Kent

Devotion

Hannah Kent

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

432 pages | first published 2021

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

fiction historical literary mystery thriller emotional reflective sad medium-paced

297 pages | first published 2014

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

The Female Persuasion

Meg Wolitzer

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

464 pages | first published 2018

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

The Four Winds

Kristin Hannah

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

464 pages | first published 2021

The Good People by Hannah Kent

The Good People

Hannah Kent

fiction historical dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

386 pages | first published 2016

Horns by Joe Hill

Horns

Joe Hill

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious fast-paced

384 pages | first published 2010

The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North

The Life and Death of Sophie Stark

Anna North

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced

288 pages | first published 2015