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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

201 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0merrily's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0merrily's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Buried Giant

Kazuo Ishiguro

345 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0merrily's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

340 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0merrily's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke, Douglas W. Tallamy

The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden

Rick Darke, Douglas W. Tallamy

392 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0merrily's review
nonfiction nature informative slow-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

414 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

432 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary sports emotional reflective sad medium-paced
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

601 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
True Grit by Charles Portis

True Grit

Charles Portis

235 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

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fiction classics historical adventurous funny fast-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0merrily's review
fiction literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced