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The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

724 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

Babel: An Arcane History

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Patsy

Nicole Dennis-Benn

432 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

The Parisian

Isabella Hammad

549 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance dark emotional sad medium-paced
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

529 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

542 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective slow-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

616 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Outlander

Outlander #1

Diana Gabaldon

850 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

626 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced