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The Diviner's Tale by Bradford Morrow

The Diviner's Tale

Bradford Morrow

311 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
fiction mystery thriller emotional mysterious slow-paced
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

273 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer

Joseph Conrad

176 pages • first pub 1910 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
fiction classics reflective slow-paced
Grendel by John Gardner

Grendel

John Gardner

174 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
fiction fantasy literary dark mysterious slow-paced
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-2

Marjane Satrapi

153 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
nonfiction graphic novel historical memoir emotional informative sad fast-paced
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

Persepolis #3-4

Marjane Satrapi

187 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. I, My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. I, My Father Bleeds History

Maus #1

Art Spiegelman

159 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
nonfiction comics graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman

Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began

Maus #2

Art Spiegelman

136 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
nonfiction comics history memoir dark emotional sad fast-paced
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust

In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

In Search of Lost Time #2

Marcel Proust

576 pages • first pub 1919 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker

The Anthologist

The Paul Chowder Chronicles #1

Nicholson Baker

256 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0clarkissimo's review
fiction poetry funny reflective slow-paced