Thoughtful, longer, generally good-vibed book to keep on me while i backpack central europe this summer?? Something intriguing enough to keep me hooked but not so fast-paced i devour it in days. I need it to last me at least a month!

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Kira Mead · Answer

jonathan strange & Mr.norrell

elizarr · Answer

the luminaries eleanor catton: 2013 booker prize winner, intricately plotted murder mystery - gets better and better as you go until you’re fully consumed. When you finish it (all 848 pages), you’ll want to read it again…

LizK · Answer

Cider House Rules: Really, anything by John Irving is a great summertime companion on a long trip

Ksteg · Answer

Possession (A.S. Byatt): This book is truly fine dining. A literary mystery thriller, a tender slow burn romance, a very funny workplace comedy about academics and their bitchy little dramas. It’s a real jewel box and I was so sad when it was over.

Minna Kelly · Answer

The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco): A fabulously fun, dense, medieval murder mystery for the philosophically minded.

Tricia B · Answer

Flights (Olga Tokarczuk): This is a brilliant trip and a ride. It will have you thinking. It’s a novel in fragments, about people in transit. It would be a perfect travel companion because you could pick it up and read a section at any point.

James Kylstra · Answer

Middlemarch: Give it a shot if you haven’t read it already. Long, pleasant, surprisingly easy read, and it makes you think!