Jolanta Kozak

62 books

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

736 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy

The Mapmaker's Children

Sarah McCoy

300 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
The Matter of the Heart: A History of the Heart in Eleven Operations by Thomas Morris

The Matter of the Heart: A History of the Heart in Eleven Operations

Thomas Morris

432 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
A Midnight Clear by William Wharton

A Midnight Clear

William Wharton

256 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad slow-paced
Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship by Annabel Abbs

Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship

Annabel Abbs

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction food and drink historical lighthearted medium-paced
The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

The Penultimate Peril

A Series of Unfortunate Events #12

Lemony Snicket

353 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

The People in the Trees

Hanya Yanagihara

368 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism challenging dark slow-paced
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

391 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

The Reptile Room

A Series of Unfortunate Events #2

Lemony Snicket

190 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut

326 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny reflective medium-paced