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Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar

Memoirs of Hadrian

Marguerite Yourcenar

416 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

331 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

The Days of Abandonment

Elena Ferrante

188 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Just City by Jo Walton

The Just City

Thessaly #1

Jo Walton

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous reflective slow-paced
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

468 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Henry V - The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones

Henry V - The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King

Dan Jones

448 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
The Invention of Tradition by Eric Hobsbawm

The Invention of Tradition

Eric Hobsbawm

320 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative slow-paced
Black Athena: Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Vol. 1: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985 by Martin Bernal

Black Athena: Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Vol. 1: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985

Black Athena #1

Martin Bernal

608 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative medium-paced
Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar

Memoirs of Hadrian

Marguerite Yourcenar

416 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

106 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
The Alexiad by Anna Comnena

The Alexiad

Anna Comnena

560 pages • first pub 1148 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Gender in Ottoman Constantinople by David Selim Sayers

Gender in Ottoman Constantinople

David Selim Sayers

112 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction
Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

278 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

The Summer Book

Tove Jansson

172 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics literary lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
Journey to the West, Volume 4 by Wu Ch'eng-En

Journey to the West, Volume 4

The Journey to the West #4

Wu Ch'eng-En

469 pages • first pub 1592 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced