Javier Calzada

10 books

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff

97 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
Lanzarote by Michel Houellebecq

Lanzarote

Michel Houellebecq

96 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
Noah's Child by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Noah's Child

Le Cycle de l'invisible #4

Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

144 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical reflective medium-paced
Politics by Adam Thirlwell

Politics

Adam Thirlwell

304 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction romance reflective slow-paced
Profane Friendship by Harold Brodkey

Profane Friendship

Harold Brodkey

400 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Unconscious Civilization by John Ralston Saul

The Unconscious Civilization

John Ralston Saul

208 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver

400 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Yellow Dog by Martin Amis

Yellow Dog

Martin Amis

352 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
A Dance to the Music of Time: 1st Movement by Anthony Powell

A Dance to the Music of Time: 1st Movement

A Dance to the Music of Time #1-3

Anthony Powell

732 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
The Midden by Tom Sharpe

The Midden

Tom Sharpe

245 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction funny medium-paced