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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Spinning Silver

Naomi Novik

466 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights

Secret Shanghai Universe #1

Chloe Gong

449 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Ashes by Iona Wayland

Ashes

Iona Wayland

214 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious fast-paced
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

ねじまき鳥クロニクル / The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle #1-3

Haruki Murakami

624 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary magical realism dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting for by Michele Rigby Assad

Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting for

Michele Rigby Assad

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir informative inspiring fast-paced
The Places in Between by Rory Stewart

The Places in Between

Rory Stewart

299 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir travel adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
The Tunnel by A.B. Yehoshua

The Tunnel

A.B. Yehoshua

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
The Bone People by Keri Hulme

The Bone People

Keri Hulme

546 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Eat, Pray, Love

Elizabeth Gilbert

368 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara

Snakes and Earrings

Hitomi Kanehara

128 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark reflective fast-paced