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372 books

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

460 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium #1

Stieg Larsson

465 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

350 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Sarah's Key

Tatiana de Rosnay

294 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction historical mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Thirteenth Tale

Diane Setterfield

406 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

People of the Book

Geraldine Brooks

378 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction contemporary historical romance informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

278 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction historical romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin

Mistress of the Art of Death

Mistress of the Art of Death #1

Ariana Franklin

384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction historical mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

A Morbid Taste for Bones

Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #1

Ellis Peters

197 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

451 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0jolimck's review
fiction historical literary emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced