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The Only Story by Julian Barnes

The Only Story

Julian Barnes

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction contemporary romance reflective sad slow-paced
Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur's Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse by Denise Chong

Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur's Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse

Denise Chong

328 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
nonfiction biography
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

320 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction classics literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan

Brotherless Night

V.V. Ganeshananthan

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor

Cold

Drew Hayden Taylor

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction fantasy horror thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May

Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age

Katherine May

212 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
nonfiction memoir self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

In the Lives of Puppets

TJ Klune

420 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
The Double by José Saramago

The Double

José Saramago

324 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction magical realism mysterious reflective medium-paced
The House of Gazes by Daniele Mencarelli

The House of Gazes

Daniele Mencarelli

218 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes

The Minds of Billy Milligan

Daniel Keyes

15 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
nonfiction biography psychology true crime challenging reflective slow-paced