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Just for You! -- Circe Readalikes & More
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYou2
Created on:
Jun 07, 2022
7 items
If you're a fan of Madeline Miller's Circe, enjoy compelling stories with strong female characters or just like well-written bo...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Desert Island Books
Created on:
Aug 06, 2025
14 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who wants to read people's "desert island" books. Enjoy!
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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Humor
Created on:
Dec 31, 2024
22 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for a reader seeking Fant...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy, Horror, Historical, and Thrillers
Created on:
Sep 19, 2022
12 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron whose fa...
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Just for You! - Women's Lives in Fiction
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouGN
Created on:
Jun 04, 2020
5 items
Readers who enjoy novels with historic contexts, memorable characters, and new perspectives may also enjoy these picks. This li...
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VPL Picks: Time Travel, Time Slip and Time Loop
Created on:
May 22, 2022
27 items
In a time-travel novel, a character uses science to deliberately visit another time.
In a time-slip novel, a character accide...
3 likes
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VPL Picks: Alternative Historical Fiction
Created on:
Mar 04, 2021
22 items
A sub-genre of speculative fiction, alternate or alternative historical fiction is positioned around the what-ifs. Alternative ...
4 likes
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VPL Picks: Contemporary Short Stories
Created on:
Jan 28, 2020
25 items
A short story is "an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at uni...
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VPL Picks: Horror Fiction
Created on:
Oct 17, 2018
24 items
Horror fiction’s most basic definition is that it is designed to scare the reader.
The novice reader should be aware that uns...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction & General Fiction Books
Created on:
Mar 18, 2026
15 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir, the Amazon Prime TV s...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, Inspiring and Funny Novels and Short Stories
Created on:
Mar 04, 2021
10 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoys the work of Khaled Hosseini, Rick Riordan, Dan Brown, and John Green. They also l...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Horror and Literary Fiction
Created on:
Jun 18, 2024
17 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in horror and literary fiction, including cozies. Favou...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Thrillers, Fantasy, and Humor
Created on:
Jan 08, 2024
16 items
Selected by our wonderful team of reading experts, this list was created for a reader who requested books from the Thrillers, F...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy and Science Fiction
Created on:
Oct 09, 2022
9 items
For a fan of "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss, "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card, "The Mart...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction including Short Stories, and LGBT2S+, Non-fiction including Biography, and Memoirs
Created on:
Sep 14, 2022
16 items
For a patron who has enjoyed the works of Joy Harjo, bell hooks, J.R.R. Tolkien, Rohinton Mistry, and Richard Van Camp.
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and International Fiction
Created on:
Aug 17, 2021
12 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed the work of Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilbur Smith, Aless...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You – Fantasy, Science Fiction and Short Stories
Created on:
Jul 20, 2021
11 items
This booklist was created for a reader who enjoyed authors: J. R. R. Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson and Edgar Allan Poe.
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy eBooks with Strong Female Characters
Created on:
Feb 01, 2021
14 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in inspirational reads, Canadian fiction, fantasy, humo...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Post-Apocalyptic Worlds, Horror, and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Dec 21, 2020
14 items
This list was selected for a reader who enjoyed The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Lolita, The Handmaiden, It, and the Game of Th...
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Bloodcurdling Books Just for You!
Created on:
Oct 12, 2020
26 items
Give yourself a good scare with these 2020 titles! Whether in the daylight or in the shadows, get your frights in before Hallow...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Thrilling, Rollicking, and Heartwarming Fiction
Created on:
Aug 02, 2019
9 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who enjoyed Stranger Things, Roald Dahl, The Rosie Project, Tomorro...
3 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Eaudiobook Suggestions
Created on:
Feb 22, 2019
10 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed The West Wing, Bad Blood, Lee Child, The Hunger Games and Ready Player One. The ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - A World of Fantasy, Magic and Adventure
Created on:
May 01, 2018
9 items
This book list was created by the VPL Reading Experts for a reader who enjoys the fantasy writings of Brandon Sanderson and Pat...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Genre Literature eBooks
Created on:
Apr 20, 2018
11 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed Will Ferguson's "Happiness TM", Christopher Moore's "A Dirty Job...
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VPL Books Just For You : Readalikes for "The Sisters Brothers" and dark humourous fiction - Nov 2012
Created on:
Nov 15, 2012
6 items
A personalized list of dark humourous fiction created by the VPL Readers Cafe Staff
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