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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

650 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

Elizabeth Smart

240 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

fiction classics literary poetry emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

Alone With You in the Ether

Olivie Blake

302 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking by Bill Buford

Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking

Bill Buford

640 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir lighthearted medium-paced
Magnolia, 木蘭 by Nina Mingya Powles

Magnolia, 木蘭

Nina Mingya Powles

79 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary by Anonymous

A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary

Anonymous

261 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss

The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany

Gwen Strauss

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional informative sad medium-paced
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke

Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story

John Yorke

256 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
Zen in the Art of Archery: Training the Mind and Body to Become One by Eugen Herrigel

Zen in the Art of Archery: Training the Mind and Body to Become One

Eugen Herrigel

112 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion sports reflective slow-paced