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A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

A Month in the Country

J.L. Carr

135 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

George Smiley #3

John le Carré

224 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov

Death and the Penguin

Penguin #1

Andrey Kurkov

228 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

The Tin Drum

Die Danziger Trilogie #1

Günter Grass

580 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction classics literary reflective sad slow-paced
Union Street by Pat Barker

Union Street

Pat Barker

265 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction historical literary dark slow-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

6 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

Lucky Jim

Kingsley Amis

251 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction classics funny reflective medium-paced
In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

In the Skin of a Lion

Michael Ondaatje

256 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

Breakfast of Champions

Kurt Vonnegut

302 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction classics literary dark funny reflective medium-paced
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys

160 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0kris_mccracken's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced