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101 books

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

The Shell Seekers

Rosamunde Pilcher

19 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
fiction romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

1048 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
fiction classics historical romance emotional sad slow-paced
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman

La Belle Sauvage

The Book of Dust #1

Philip Pullman

560 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

17 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

338 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know by Retta

So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know

Retta

262 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind by Scott Stossel

My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind

Scott Stossel

416 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
nonfiction memoir psychology hopeful informative reflective slow-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

17 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Time Quintet #1

Madeleine L'Engle

6 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
fiction fantasy middle grade science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

Candice Millard

432 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0allisonleora's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative medium-paced