L'Homme aux lèvres de saphir
By: Hervé Le Corre
3.76
Format: 503 pages, Paperback
Paris, 1870. Une série de meurtres sauvages semble obéir à une logique implacable et mystérieuse qu…
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1. The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
By: Philip Roth
3.91
Format: 361 pages, Paperback
It is 1998, the year in which America is whipped into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a… read more
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"Niente dura, e nondimeno niente passa. E niente passa proprio perché niente dura."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"Tanta istruzione, e non serve a nulla. Nulla può isolare dal più infimo livello del pensiero."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"موته كان خلاصها.الموت تدخل ليبسط كل شيء.كل شك،كل ريبة،كل الهواجس أزيحت جانبا على يد ذلك المستخف الأعظم بهم جميعا،الذي هو الموت."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"Because that is when you love somebody - when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
2. We the Animals
By: Justin Torres
3.72
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In this award-winning, groundbreaking debut, Justin Torres plunges us into the chaotic heart of one… read more
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"We hit and we kept on hitting; we were allowed to be what we were, frightened and vengeful — little animals, clawing at what we needed."-Justin Torres, We the Animals
"This is your heritage,' he said, as if from this dance we could know about his own childhood, about the flavor and grit of tenement buildings in Spanish Harlem, and projects in Red Hook, and dance ha…"-Justin Torres, We the Animals
"Always more, always hungrily scratching for more. But there were times, quiet moments, when our mother was sleeping, when she hadn’t slept in two days, and any noise, any stair creak, any shut door, …"-Justin Torres, We the Animals
3. Things We Lost in the Fire
By: Mariana Enríquez , Megan McDowell
4.06
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In these wildly imaginative, devilishly daring tales of the macabre, internationally bestselling au… read more
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"El problema es que no nos creen."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Hace años que Lala decidió ser mujer y brasileña, pero había nacido varón y uruguayo."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Me acuerdo de la risa de mi madre, de lo joven que era esa tarde de verano, del olor a champú de limón de su pelo y de la carcajada de chicle de menta."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Apagábamos las luces y jugábamos en la oscuridad con inciensos encendidos; parecían luciérnagas y a mí me hacían llorar, me hacían acordar a una casa de tejas con parque lejos de la ciudad, una casa …"-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
4. 1Q84
By: Haruki Murakami , Jay Rubin , Philip Gabriel
3.35
Format: 520 pages, Hardcover
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmati… read more
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5. Death in Venice
By: Thomas Mann , Michael Cunningham , Michael Henry Heim
3.74
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael … read more
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"Nothing gladdens a writer more than a thought that can become pure feeling and a feeling that can become pure thought."-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
"Forbearance in the face of fate, beauty constant under torture, are not merely passive. They are a positive achievement, an explicit triumph."-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
"Denn der Mensch liebt und ehrt den Menschen , solange er ihn nicht zu beurteilen vermag, und die Sehnsucht ist ein Erzeunis mangelhafter Erkenntnis."-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
"Solitude produces originality, bold and astonishing beauty, poetry. But solitude also produces perverseness, the disproportianate, the absurd and the forbidden."-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
6. Rain (Blackwater, #6)
By: Michael McDowell
4.16
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
The mysterious saga of the Caskey family concludes in Blackwater VI: Rain. Time heals old wound… read more
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7. Katie
By: Michael McDowell
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
KATIE KILLED FOR KICKS AND CASH Ever so nimble at bashing heads with her little hammer, Katie Slape… read more
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8. Death and the Penguin
By: Andrey Kurkov , George Bird
4.33
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he would prefe… read more
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9. Bondrée
By: Andrée A. Michaud
3.68
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
Ete 67. Le soleil brille sur Boundary Pond, un lac frontalier rebaptise Bondree par Pierre Landry, … read more
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10. The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)
By: Don Winslow
4.36
Format: 542 pages, Paperback
From the bestselling author of Savages (now an Oliver Stone film). This novel of the drug trade… read more
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"They got the absolute freedom to choose what we want them to."-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)
"Adán fell asleep to these stories and slept like the dead until the sun struck him in the eyes and the whole long, wonderful summer day started again with the smell of fresh tortillas, manchaca, chor…"-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)
"All this and the wine's coming in and out, and by the time the waiters set the espressos down Callan’s about half in the bag. He watches Calabrese take a long sip from an espresso cup. Then the boss …"-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)
"All this and the wines coming in and out, and by the time the waiters set the espressos down Callan’s about half in the bag. He watches Calabrese take a long sip from an espresso cup. Then the boss s…"-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)
11. Gilded Needles
By: Michael McDowell
3.92
Format: 594 pages, Paperback
Welcome to the Black Triangle, New York's decadent district of opium dens, gambling casinos, drunke… read more
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12. All the King's Men
By: Robert Penn Warren
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
More than just a classic political novel, Warren's tale of power and corruption in the Depression-e… read more
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13. Novecento. Un monologo
By: Alessandro Baricco
3.37
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Il Virginianera un piroscafo. Negli anni tra le due guerre faceva la spola tra Europa e America, co… read more
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14. Triste tigre
By: Neige Sinno
4.23
Format: 283 pages, Paperback
J'ai voulu y croire, j'ai voulu rêver que le royaume de la littérature m'accueillerait comme n'impo… read more
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"C'est vrai qu'aucun [...] n'avait vu ce que nous pouvions voir nous, les enfants et ma mère, au sein du foyer, où il se comportait comme un tyran. Et c'est quand même ça qui ressort avant tout de cet…"-Neige Sinno, Triste tigre
15. Veiller sur elle
By: Jean-Baptiste Andrea
4.28
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
Au grand jeu du destin, Mimo a tiré les mauvaises cartes. Né pauvre, il est confié en apprentissag… read more
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"Les mots ont un sens, nommer c'est comprendre"-Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Veiller sur elle
16. Au revoir là-haut
By: Pierre Lemaitre
4.20
Format: 567 pages, Paperback
Sur les ruines du plus grand carnage du XXe siècle,deux rescapés des tranchées, passablement abîmés… read more
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"Même les grandes joies vous laissent un peu de regret, il y a un fond de manque dans tout ce qu'on vit."-Pierre Lemaitre, Au revoir là-haut
"Elle les avait démasqués de loin, les petits ambitieux qui la trouvait banale vue de face, mais très jolie vue de dot."-Pierre Lemaitre, Au revoir là-haut
"Le pays tout entier était saisi d'une fureur commémorative en faveur des morts, proportionnelle à sa répulsion vis-à-vis des survivants."-Pierre Lemaitre, Au revoir là-haut
17. Close to Home
By: Michael Magee
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does everything he's supposed to do. He works hard, he stud… read more
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18. Les grandes oubliées : Pourquoi l’histoire a effacé les femmes
By: Titiou Lecoq
4.67
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
De tout temps, les femmes ont agi. Elles ont régné, écrit, milité, créé, combattu, crié parfois. Et… read more
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19. The Overstory
By: Richard Powers
4.12
Format: 502 pages, Paperback
The Overstory is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning ev… read more
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"Human history was the story of increasingly disoriented hunger."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"The confirmation of others: a sickness the entire race will die of."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"Civilized yards are all alike. Every wild yard is wild in its own way."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"Trees fall with spectacular crashes. Planting is silent and growth invisible."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
20. La Décision
By: Karine Tuil
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Mai 2016. Dans une aile ultrasécurisée du Palais de justice, la juge Alma Revel doit se prononcer s… read more
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21. Le Mage du Kremlin
By: Giuliano da Empoli
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
On l’appelait le « mage du Kremlin ». L’énigmatique Vadim Baranov fut metteur en scène puis product… read more
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22. Blackouts
By: Justin Torres
3.77
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more
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23. Sur la Dalle (Commissaire Adamsberg, #12)
By: Fred Vargas
3.54
Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition
"— Le dolmen dont tu m’as parlé, Johan, il est bien sur la route du petit pont ? — À deux kilomètre… read more
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24. After She's Gone
By: Camilla Grebe
3.86
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A case as cold as the season. A profiler who can't remember. A killer ready to strike again. Ps… read more
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25. The Birthday Party
By: Laurent Mauvignier
3.75
Format: 454 pages, Paperback
A painter contends with the ghosts of the French countryside in a psychological literary thriller b… read more
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26. Miroir de nos peines
By: Pierre Lemaitre
4.06
Format: 525 pages, Kindle Edition
Palmarès Les 100 livres de l'année 2020 - Lire-Magazine Littéraire Avril 1940. Louise, trente an… read more
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27. Small Mercies
By: Dennis Lehane
4.29
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River —a… read more
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28. Sambre, radioscopie d'un fait divers
By: Alice Géraud
4.68
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Une femme marche sur le bord de la route. Le jour n’est pas encore levé, l’air est glacial. Un homm… read more
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"Quels que soient les résultats de l'examen de l'hymen, ils peuvent toujours se retourner contre la victime. Intact, comme preuve d'absence de viol. Déchiré ou absent, comme preuve de moralité suspect…"-Alice Géraud, Sambre, radioscopie d'un fait divers
29. Conquest
By: Nina Allan
3.60
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Rachel's boyfriend Frank is different from other people. His strangeness is part of what she loves … read more
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30. Pour mourir, le monde
By: Yan Lespoux
3.94
Format: 409 pages, Paperback
Un roman d'aventure magnétique et foisonnant. À la suite de ses personnages ballotés par l'Histoire… read more
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31. L'Homme aux lèvres de saphir
By: Hervé Le Corre
3.76
Format: 503 pages, Paperback
Paris, 1870. Une série de meurtres sauvages semble obéir à une logique implacable et mystérieuse qu… read more
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