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20 books

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

The Maidens

Alex Michaelides

337 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys

344 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Mizuki Tsujimura

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction fantasy magical realism young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

181 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction fantasy horror magical realism adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

Sputnik Sweetheart

Haruki Murakami

229 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary magical realism romance mysterious reflective medium-paced
My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci

My Cat Yugoslavia

Pajtim Statovci

272 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ magical realism dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

467 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0learnelle's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

5 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions) user-added

5.0learnelle's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced