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24 books

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

164 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes

150 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley

Grief Is for People

Sloane Crosley

191 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar

Permafrost

Eva Baltasar

128 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Noor Naga

186 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Circus by Jonas Karlsson

The Circus

Jonas Karlsson

178 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction contemporary mysterious fast-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

294 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson

In the Absence of Men

Philippe Besson

180 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark tense slow-paced