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35 books

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

Mark Dunn

208 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction speculative fiction funny fast-paced
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

Midwives

Chris Bohjalian

374 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

The Shining #1

Stephen King

659 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Nothing to See Here

Kevin Wilson

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional funny fast-paced
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas

The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano

Donna Freitas

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

A Natural History of Dragons

The Memoirs of Lady Trent #1

Marie Brennan

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

341 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0absinthe's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced