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Die seligen Jahre der Züchtigung by Fleur Jaeggy

Die seligen Jahre der Züchtigung

Fleur Jaeggy

121 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark reflective slow-paced
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22

Catch-22 #1

Joseph Heller

570 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction classics historical literary dark funny slow-paced
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

David W. Anthony

568 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov

320 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction classics literary poetry challenging mysterious slow-paced
Atemschaukel by Herta Müller

Atemschaukel

Herta Müller

304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

Der Steppenwolf

Hermann Hesse

278 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent. by Laurence Sterne

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent.

Laurence Sterne

577 pages • first pub 1760 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction classics historical literary challenging funny lighthearted slow-paced
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell

509 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
Schachnovelle by Stefan Zweig

Schachnovelle

Stefan Zweig

109 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction classics literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Narziß und Goldmund by Hermann Hesse

Narziß und Goldmund

Hermann Hesse

305 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

5.0jackieh's review
fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced