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162 books.
Us Conductors
by: Sean Michaels
A Dry White Season
by: André P. Brink
The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1)
by: Viet Thanh Nguyen
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The Arsonists' City
by: Hala Alyan
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by: John Boyne
The Hour of the Star
by: Clarice Lispector
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The Hills is Lonely (Hebridean Trilogy, #1)
by: Lillian Beckwith
Homesick: My Own Story
by: Jean Fritz
The Conference of the Birds
by: Peter Sís
The Time in Between
by: María Dueñas
Season of Storms
by: Susanna Kearsley
Salt Houses
by: Hala Alyan
Heart of Darkness
by: Joseph Conrad
About the Night
by: Anat Talshir
Girl at War
by: Sara Nović
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by: Chinua Achebe
Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord
by: Louis de Bernières
The Library at the Edge of the World (Finfarran #1)
by: Felicity Hayes-McCoy
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A Single Swallow
by: Zhang Ling
Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)
by: Eiko Kadono
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Where the Desert Meets the Sea
by: Werner Sonne
The Weight of Him
by: Ethel Rohan
Kristin Lavransdatter
by: Sigrid Undset
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by: Haruki Murakami
A Long Walk to Water
by: Linda Sue Park
Kristin Lavransdatter (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1-3)
by: Sigrid Undset
How to Love a Jamaican
by: Alexia Arthurs
The Library at the Edge of the World (Finfarran Peninsula, #1)
by: Felicity Hayes-McCoy
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
by: Graeme Macrae Burnet
The Bone People
by: Keri Hulme
The All of It
by: Jeannette Haien
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
by: Jonas Jonasson
Unmarriageable
by: Soniah Kamal
The Architect's Apprentice
by: Elif Shafak
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The Lost Bookshop
by: Evie Woods
The Alchemist
by: Paulo Coelho
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Beasts of a Little Land
by: Juhea Kim
A Gentleman in Moscow
by: Amor Towles
When the Moon is Low
by: Nadia Hashimi
The Yield
by: Tara June Winch
The Mountains Sing
by: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
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Valerie
by: Sara Stridsberg
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
by: Alexandra Fuller
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The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry, #3)
by: Sujata Massey
"I think part of my issue with this book is user error - I didn't listen to the audio and I didn't take the time to get as immersed in the setting as I did with the last two. But also the writing felt stilted and awkward.
I don't think I'm giving up on Perveen yet, but we'll see."
- katelynn
07/09/2021
I don't think I'm giving up on Perveen yet, but we'll see."
- katelynn
07/09/2021
Human Acts
by: Han Kang
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My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1)
by: Elena Ferrante
The Sympathizer
by: Viet Thanh Nguyen
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
"4.5
Oh man I really did love this book, but a few things pushed it down from a perfect 5 stars. Just a few times it crossed the line for me - just too much (disturbing).
But the poetry and the characters, this was truly a lovely experience."
- katelynn
08/28/2023
Oh man I really did love this book, but a few things pushed it down from a perfect 5 stars. Just a few times it crossed the line for me - just too much (disturbing).
But the poetry and the characters, this was truly a lovely experience."
- katelynn
08/28/2023
What We Were Promised
by: Lucy Tan
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
by: Bryce Courtenay
Interpreter of Maladies
by: Jhumpa Lahiri
The Story Hour
by: Thrity Umrigar
An Unnecessary Woman
by: Rabih Alameddine
Shtum
by: Jem Lester
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
by: Vikram Seth
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by: R.F. Kuang
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1)
by: Camilla Läckberg
Last Train to Istanbul
by: Ayşe Kulin
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Hum If You Don't Know the Words
by: Bianca Marais
"3.5
I liked this okay. I learned a lot and the characters were easy to root for. Just didn't make a big impact."
- katelynn
12/02/2021
I liked this okay. I learned a lot and the characters were easy to root for. Just didn't make a big impact."
- katelynn
12/02/2021
The Wonder
by: Emma Donoghue
Scared (On the Edge of the World #1)
by: Tom Davis
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O Caledonia
by: Elspeth Barker
Whites
by: Norman Rush
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The Boat People
by: Sharon Bala
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The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1)
by: Oliver Pötzsch
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
by: Linda Sue Park
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Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)
by: Joan He
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If You Could See the Sun
by: Ann Liang
1Q84 (1Q84 #1-3)
by: Haruki Murakami
Ursula, Under
by: Ingrid Hill
The Vagrants
by: Yiyun Li
The Makioka Sisters
by: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
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Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad #4)
by: Tana French
The Good People
by: Hannah Kent
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The Lost Man
by: Jane Harper
The Orphan Master's Son
by: Adam Johnson
The Thorn Birds
by: Colleen McCullough
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Tomb of Sand
by: Geetanjali Shree
The Twenty Days of Turin
by: Giorgio De Maria
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
by: Nadia Hashimi
Leopard at the Door
by: Jennifer McVeigh
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The Pull of the Stars
by: Emma Donoghue
"4.5
I devoured this. On paper, I should've been avoiding it: medical details (I'm so squeamish) + pandemic (I like to escape, not read about the now) + pregnancy and labor difficulties (I'm currently pregnant and easily made anxious).
But it added up to just the right thing at the right time. I was so so interested in every little detail! "
- katelynn
01/27/2022
I devoured this. On paper, I should've been avoiding it: medical details (I'm so squeamish) + pandemic (I like to escape, not read about the now) + pregnancy and labor difficulties (I'm currently pregnant and easily made anxious).
But it added up to just the right thing at the right time. I was so so interested in every little detail! "
- katelynn
01/27/2022
And the Mountains Echoed
by: Khaled Hosseini
The Henna Artist (The Henna Artist #1)
by: Alka Joshi
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
by: Masaji Ishikawa
This Must Be the Place
by: Maggie O'Farrell
Disappearing Earth
by: Julia Phillips
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by: Haruki Murakami
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At the End of the Matinee
by: Keiichirō Hirano
The Girl with the Louding Voice
by: Abi Daré
The Namesake
by: Jhumpa Lahiri
A Star for Mrs. Blake
by: April Smith
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
by: Balli Kaur Jaswal
What the Wind Knows
by: Amy Harmon
Girl in Translation
by: Jean Kwok
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1)
by: Selina Siak Chin Yoke
The Flight of Gemma Hardy
by: Margot Livesey
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The Ardent Swarm
by: Yamen Manai
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The King of Warsaw
by: Szczepan Twardoch
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Before We Visit the Goddess
by: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Stay with Me
by: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
"What a gut punch! This slow-burn novel has so much impact. I'll be thinking about it for a while.
I will say, I had to emotionally distance myself from the ending a bit. If not for the ending (the way things turn out for the family), I probably would've upped it to 5 stars."
- katelynn
09/04/2023
I will say, I had to emotionally distance myself from the ending a bit. If not for the ending (the way things turn out for the family), I probably would've upped it to 5 stars."
- katelynn
09/04/2023
The Big Green Tent
by: Lyudmila Ulitskaya
The Blood of Flowers
by: Anita Amirrezvani
Lights All Night Long
by: Lydia Fitzpatrick
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Forgotten on Sunday
by: Valérie Perrin
The Leavers
by: Lisa Ko
The Absolute Book
by: Elizabeth Knox
Homeless Bird
by: Gloria Whelan
Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1)
by: Emiko Jean
Saving Amelie
by: Cathy Gohlke
The War of the End of the World
by: Mario Vargas Llosa
Circling the Sun
by: Paula McLain
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The Travelling Cat Chronicles
by: Hiro Arikawa
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Tara Road
by: Maeve Binchy
"3.5
My second Maeve Binchy after Circle of Friends. Some similarities? Yes indeed. After these two books I'm suspicious of all men. And beautiful best friends, which should be outlawed.
But like the first, it was cozy and atmospheric and full of a huge, fun cast of characters. There were definitely some tear-jerking moments. Also some cringing, but nothing too crazy. It's easy, fast reading that kept me entertained from start to finish!"
- katelynn
11/24/2023
My second Maeve Binchy after Circle of Friends. Some similarities? Yes indeed. After these two books I'm suspicious of all men. And beautiful best friends, which should be outlawed.
But like the first, it was cozy and atmospheric and full of a huge, fun cast of characters. There were definitely some tear-jerking moments. Also some cringing, but nothing too crazy. It's easy, fast reading that kept me entertained from start to finish!"
- katelynn
11/24/2023
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror
by: Mizuki Tsujimura
Cutting for Stone
by: Abraham Verghese
Hum If You Don’t Know the Words
by: Bianca Marais
Half of a Yellow Sun
by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Hummingbird's Daughter
by: Luis Alberto Urrea
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My Brilliant Friend (L'amica geniale #1)
by: Elena Ferrante
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by: Gabriel García Márquez
This Life or the Next
by: Demian Vitanza
Ten Women
by: Marcela Serrano
The Stranger
by: Albert Camus
The Death of Vivek Oji
by: Akwaeke Emezi
The Secrets Between Us
by: Thrity Umrigar
The Great Passage
by: Shion Miura
The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedström, #1)
by: Camilla Läckberg
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
by: Deepa Anappara
The Eighth Life
by: Nino Haratischwili
The Girl on the Cliff
by: Lucinda Riley
The Invisible Bridge
by: Julie Orringer
Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1)
by: Isabel Ibañez
The Paris Architect
by: Charles Belfoure
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Small Things Like These
by: Claire Keegan
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
by: Jean-Dominique Bauby
Kiki's Delivery Service
by: Eiko Kadono
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The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
by: Marc Levy
Pachinko
by: Min Jin Lee
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The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan
by: Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller
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Once There Were Wolves
by: Charlotte McConaghy
"4.5
I’ve never read anything like this. Amazing.
It moved me in a deep place, a place in me that loves trees and wilderness. That wants to be alone in nature, but when it gets there is not alone.
Ecological literature? Is this a thing? If so, I’m in.
(I suppose the Peter Heller novels I’ve read would fall in that category- loved that part of those too)"
- katelynn
04/23/2023
I’ve never read anything like this. Amazing.
It moved me in a deep place, a place in me that loves trees and wilderness. That wants to be alone in nature, but when it gets there is not alone.
Ecological literature? Is this a thing? If so, I’m in.
(I suppose the Peter Heller novels I’ve read would fall in that category- loved that part of those too)"
- katelynn
04/23/2023
Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption
by: Vinh Chung
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When the Future Comes Too Soon (Malayan #2)
by: Selina Siak Chin Yoke
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
by: Robyn Davidson
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Beautiful Ruins
by: Jess Walter
"What did I just read? That was nuts."
- katelynn
02/17/2024
- katelynn
02/17/2024
A Beast in Paradise
by: Cécile Coulon
Spill Simmer Falter Wither
by: Sara Baume
The Murmur of Bees
by: Sofía Segovia
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
by: Lisa See
The Question of Red
by: Laksmi Pamuntjak
The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)
by: Alka Joshi
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The Postcard
by: Anne Berest
Ring (Ring, #1)
by: Kōji Suzuki
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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
by: Masaji Ishikawa
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The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
by: Lola Shoneyin
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Go
by: Kazuki Kaneshiro