aurorarory's 5 starstar iconreads

27 books

Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

270 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep
—
Raymond Chandler

The Big Sleep

Philip Marlowe #1

Raymond Chandler

263 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

668 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Woman Running in the Mountains by Yūko Tsushima

Woman Running in the Mountains

Yūko Tsushima

287 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Overstory

Richard Powers

640 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

Still Born

Guadalupe Nettel

219 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov

The Spectre of Alexander Wolf

Gaito Gazdanov

187 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction classics reflective medium-paced
Death's End by Cixin Liu

Death's End

Remembrance of Earth's Past #3

Cixin Liu

724 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0aurorarory's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced