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When We Were Orphans
A celebrated detective goes back to Shanghai for the one case that matters to him, and you slowly stop believing his account of it.
Because you rated We Have Always Lived in the Castle 4.0
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Lonesome DoveLarry McMurtryOct 1619 days
We Have Always Lived in the CastleShirley JacksonSep 243 days
SPQRMary BeardSep 1816 days
The Kite RunnerKhaled HosseiniAug 305 days
DispatchesMichael HerrAug 216 days
Pedro PáramoJuan RulfoAug 82 days
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Finished Nov 3, 2026
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4.5
Book 3031 of 2026
Your first 4.5 in two months
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Butcher’s Crossing
A buffalo hunt in 1870s Colorado that goes on too long. Where Lonesome Dove gives the frontier its romance, this one sends the bill.
Because you rated Lonesome Dove 5.0
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The best novel I’ve read in years. Give it a hundred pages and it won’t give you back.
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