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Gilead #2

Marilynne Robinson

325 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Edge of Sadness by Edwin O'Connor

The Edge of Sadness

Edwin O'Connor

646 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

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fiction religion dark slow-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

268 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

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fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

5 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 1866 (editions)

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fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky

412 pages • first pub 1879 (editions) user-added

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fiction classics literary philosophy religion challenging dark reflective slow-paced
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

446 pages • first pub 1962 (editions) user-added

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fiction classics historical dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem

Gun, with Occasional Music

Jonathan Lethem

269 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

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fiction mystery science fiction mysterious reflective fast-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

323 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard

The Boys of My Youth

Jo Ann Beard

224 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

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nonfiction essays memoir short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

241 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

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fiction dystopian literary dark emotional sad slow-paced