2505 titles · curated
Literary Fiction
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Character, voice, time signature. Books that are slow on purpose.
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American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins
American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins
4.4·2020·17p
Our Share of Night
Mariana Enriquez
Our Share of Night
Mariana Enriquez
4.3·2019·720p
Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry
Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry
4.0·2025·418p
The Idiot
Elif Batuman
The Idiot
Elif Batuman
3.6·2017·665p
Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters
Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters
3.9·2021·320p
Bright Young Women
Jessica Knoll
Bright Young Women
Jessica Knoll
4.0·2023·400p
Human Acts
Han Kang
Human Acts
Han Kang
4.3·1799·224p
Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco
Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco
3.9·1988·641p
Animal Farm and 1984
George Orwell
Animal Farm and 1984
George Orwell
4.3·1945·385p
Ignite Me
Tahereh Mafi
Ignite Me
Tahereh Mafi
4.4·2014·408p
A Wild Sheep Chase
Haruki Murakami
A Wild Sheep Chase
Haruki Murakami
3.5·1982·229p
Prey
Michael Crichton
Prey
Michael Crichton
3.8·2002·528p
The Last Kingdom
Bernard Cornwell
The Last Kingdom
Bernard Cornwell
4.3·2004·384p
Kaikeyi
Vaishnavi Patel
Kaikeyi
Vaishnavi Patel
4.2·2022·0p
Local Woman Missing
Mary Kubica
Local Woman Missing
Mary Kubica
4.1·2021·352p
My Friends
Fredrik Backman
My Friends
Fredrik Backman
4.3·2025·448p
All Fours
Miranda July
All Fours
Miranda July
3.4·2024·337p
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver
4.1·2003·478p
Sadie
Courtney Summers
Sadie
Courtney Summers
4.0·2015·359p
Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
4.3·2020·448p
Five Survive
Holly Jackson
Five Survive
Holly Jackson
4.1·13·400p
Into the Water
Paula Hawkins
Into the Water
Paula Hawkins
3.6·2013·480p
King Lear
William Shakespeare
King Lear
William Shakespeare
3.9·185·437p
City of Thieves
David Benioff
City of Thieves
David Benioff
4.3·2008·0p
One True Loves
Taylor Jenkins Reid
One True Loves
Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.0·2016·298p
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
4.3·1961·201p
Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover
Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover
4.3·2022·336p
Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut
Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut
4.2·1961·268p
A Curse for True Love
Stephanie Garber
A Curse for True Love
Stephanie Garber
4.2·2023·383p
The Perfect Marriage
Jeneva Rose
The Perfect Marriage
Jeneva Rose
4.0·2020·342p
The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore
The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore
3.4·2023·289p
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
3.7·1983·110p
No Exit
Taylor Adams
No Exit
Taylor Adams
4.0·2017·448p
Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
3.8·2008·430p
Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam
Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam
3.1·2020·241p
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
3.9·2001·676p
The Ersatz Elevator
Lemony Snicket
The Ersatz Elevator
Lemony Snicket
3.9·1983·259p
Eileen
Ottessa Moshfegh
Eileen
Ottessa Moshfegh
3.6·2015·284p
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
Emily R. Austin
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
Emily R. Austin
3.8·2021·256p
Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder
Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder
3.4·2021·0p
