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27 books

Kala by Colin Walsh

Kala

Colin Walsh

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies

Thomas Cromwell #2

Hilary Mantel

482 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional medium-paced
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Betty

Tiffany McDaniel

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro

A Little Luck

Claudia Piñeiro

208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction contemporary crime literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, The Ultra-runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, The Ultra-runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Christopher McDougall

287 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
nonfiction science sports adventurous informative reflective fast-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan

The Happy Couple

Naoise Dolan

267 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Panenka by Rónán Hession

Panenka

Rónán Hession

166 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

The Island of Sea Women

Lisa See

374 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sgwillym's review
fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced