Māris Ābele

15 books

Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union by David Satter

Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union

David Satter

444 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective slow-paced
A Certain Lucas by Julio Cortázar

A Certain Lucas

Julio Cortázar

160 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
Empress Orchid by Anchee Min

Empress Orchid

Empress Orchid #1

Anchee Min

336 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical romance informative mysterious tense medium-paced
The Favorite Game by Leonard Cohen

The Favorite Game

Leonard Cohen

244 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Flesh and Blood by Michael Cunningham

Flesh and Blood

Michael Cunningham

465 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

150 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things by J.T. LeRoy

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

J.T. LeRoy

288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel García Márquez

348 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez

Memories of My Melancholy Whores

Gabriel García Márquez

115 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional reflective slow-paced
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

417 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced