2505 titles · curated
Literary Fiction
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Character, voice, time signature. Books that are slow on purpose.
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The Rosie Effect
Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Effect
Graeme Simsion
3.6·2014·368p
Last Days
Adam Nevill
Last Days
Adam Nevill
3.7·2012·531p
The Course of Love
Alain de Botton
The Course of Love
Alain de Botton
4.0·2016·240p
Since You've Been Gone
Morgan Matson
Since You've Been Gone
Morgan Matson
4.1·2014·465p
The Leopard
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The Leopard
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
4.0·1958·223p
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Yukio Mishima
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Yukio Mishima
5.0·1956·281p
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Tahereh Mafi
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Tahereh Mafi
4.1·2018·320p
Timequake
Kurt Vonnegut
Timequake
Kurt Vonnegut
3.7·1997·242p
Stella Maris
Cormac McCarthy
Stella Maris
Cormac McCarthy
3.8·2022·208p
The Kingdoms
Natasha Pulley
The Kingdoms
Natasha Pulley
4.1·2021·449p
The Worst Best Man
Mia Sosa
The Worst Best Man
Mia Sosa
3.5·2020·370p
The Deluge
Stephen Markley
The Deluge
Stephen Markley
4.2·2023·896p
You Exist Too Much
Zaina Arafat
You Exist Too Much
Zaina Arafat
3.6·2020·0p
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
3.9·1961·0p
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Lisa See
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Lisa See
4.3·2017·0p
In The Likely Event
Rebecca Yarros
In The Likely Event
Rebecca Yarros
4.2·2023·552p
The Leavers
Lisa Ko
The Leavers
Lisa Ko
3.9·2014·353p
Three Act Tragedy
Agatha Christie
Three Act Tragedy
Agatha Christie
3.8·1934·13p
Ready Or Not
Cara Bastone
Ready Or Not
Cara Bastone
3.9·2024·384p
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
4.1·1924·176p
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
3.7·19·82p
Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter
Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter
3.7·2012·0p
Holding Up the Universe
Jennifer Niven
Holding Up the Universe
Jennifer Niven
3.7·2016·402p
The New Me
Halle Butler
The New Me
Halle Butler
3.3·2019·208p
The Mars Room
Rachel Kushner
The Mars Room
Rachel Kushner
3.4·2013·354p
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
3.9·2016·418p
The Golden Notebook
Doris Lessing
The Golden Notebook
Doris Lessing
3.8·1962·676p
The Promise
Damon Galgut
The Promise
Damon Galgut
3.8·2021·269p
The Book of Goose
Yiyun Li
The Book of Goose
Yiyun Li
3.7·9·220p
Artificial Condition
Martha Wells
Artificial Condition
Martha Wells
4.3·2018·149p
VenCo
Cherie Dimaline
VenCo
Cherie Dimaline
3.8·2023·400p
Famous Last Words
Gillian McAllister
Famous Last Words
Gillian McAllister
3.7·2025·416p
Someone We Know
Shari Lapena
Someone We Know
Shari Lapena
3.9·2019·0p
Weather
Jenny Offill
Weather
Jenny Offill
3.5·2020·208p
Bluebeard
Kurt Vonnegut
Bluebeard
Kurt Vonnegut
4.1·1987·336p
Age of Assassins
RJ Barker
Age of Assassins
RJ Barker
3.9·1999·432p
The Angelfall Trilogy
Susan Ee
The Angelfall Trilogy
Susan Ee
4.1·2015·288p
The Christie Affair
Nina de Gramont
The Christie Affair
Nina de Gramont
3.7·2022·0p
The Golden Spoon
Jessa Maxwell
The Golden Spoon
Jessa Maxwell
3.5·2023·288p
The Fraud
Zadie Smith
The Fraud
Zadie Smith
3.3·2023·0p
