Markku Päkkilä

44 books

The Time of Our Singing by Richard Powers

The Time of Our Singing

Richard Powers

640 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner

The Topeka School

Ben Lerner

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Trace Elements by Donna Leon

Trace Elements

Commissario Brunetti #29

Donna Leon

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

306 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia by Orlando Figes

The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia

Orlando Figes

739 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history dark tense slow-paced
The Big Ask by Shane Maloney

The Big Ask

Murray Whelan #4

Shane Maloney

243 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction crime mystery funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
Inheritance by Julian Fellowes

Inheritance

Belgravia #1.11

Julian Fellowes

missing page info • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical reflective tense medium-paced
John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead

John Henry Days

Colson Whitehead

400 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
La madre by Edward St Aubyn

La madre

The Patrick Melrose Novels #4-5

Edward St Aubyn

400 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark funny slow-paced
Patrick Melrose Volume 1: Never Mind, Bad News and Some Hope by Edward St Aubyn

Patrick Melrose Volume 1: Never Mind, Bad News and Some Hope

The Patrick Melrose Novels #1-3

Edward St Aubyn

464 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark funny reflective slow-paced