Graham Swift 1984
- What it is
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Slow and sad, in the good way · prose worth underlining
- Genre
- Literary Historical fiction
Everything below shares at least two of these traits, or sits with it in some reader's stack. Each card tells you why.
Books similar to Waterland
Coming from Waterland? Start with Lavinia, The great Gatsby, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers. 3 more below, each with why it fits.
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If you're after something slow and sad, in the good way, start here
Lavinia
Ursula K. Le Guin 2008
Sad, and in no hurry · love hurts sometimes
The great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald 2011
Sad, and in no hurry · love hurts sometimes
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
Max Porter 2015
Sadness on a low heat · a good honest cry
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab 2015
Slow and sad, in the good way · a love story that hurts a little
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Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel 1999
Sad, and in no hurry · it won't tell you everything at once
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