Herman Melville 1966
- What it is
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Slow and sad, in the good way · one to slow down with
- Genre
- Classics Short stories Literary
- Feels
- Austere Quiet Melancholic Contemplative
Everything below shares at least two of these traits, or sits with it in some reader's stack. Each card tells you why.
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Stoner
John Williams 1965
Grouped with yours in Quiet novels where almost nothing happens
Convenience store woman
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Slow and sad, in the good way · a small story, told up close
Sweet bean paste
Durian Sukegawa 2016
Sadness on a low heat · lovely, but it stings
Winesburg, Ohio
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Slow and sad, in the good way · a small story, told up close
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The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway 1952
Slow and sad, in the good way · it stays with you
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro 1994
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