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200 books

The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O'Connor, Joseph O'Connor

The Ghosts of Rome

Joseph O'Connor, Joseph O'Connor

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction historical thriller dark emotional slow-paced
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

650 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark by Celia Fremlin

Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark

Celia Fremlin

198 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction horror short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

Mr. Loverman

Penguin Essentials #119

Bernardine Evaristo

320 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Bad Tourists by Caro Carver

Bad Tourists

Caro Carver

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey

Homer

582 pages • first pub -800 (editions)

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden

262 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Silence In Between by Josie Ferguson

The Silence In Between

Josie Ferguson

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction historical emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

724 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookwormellie's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

Sarah Ogilvie

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookwormellie's review
nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted slow-paced