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Just for You! -- Compelling and Character- Driven
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouCL
Created on:
Jun 20, 2024
8 items
These stories are character-driven and full of vivid detail, allowing you to live as another person for a day!
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Just For You! — Classics of Storytelling and Satire
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouGN
Created on:
Jun 09, 2021
12 items
If you enjoy well-written stories and biting satires, then this is the list for you!
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Just For You! — Humorous and Thoughtful Classics
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouGN
Created on:
May 04, 2021
11 items
If you enjoy reading a wide range of well-written modern classics from Sedaris to Steinbeck to Vonnegut to Camus, this list has...
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Just for You! -- Woman-Centered Fantasy & Romantasy
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouCL
Created on:
Oct 23, 2025
7 items
If you enjoy romantic and/or epic fantasies similar to Rebecca Yarros and Sara J. Maas, with strong female protagonists, these ...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just For You -Romance, Humor, Medical, and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Jun 21, 2022
9 items
This Books Just For You list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library Staff member for a patron with an interest in Romance, ...
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Just For You! - Fast- Paced Mystery
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouEV
Created on:
Dec 30, 2019
6 items
Readers who enjoy mysteries that are fast-paced, action pack and suspenseful might enjoy these picks. This list was created by ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Heller, McCarthy, O'Brien, Hemingway and Leonard
Created on:
Sep 19, 2021
14 items
This is a booklist with moving, character-driven stories in the mystery, humour, and western genres. The books are inspired by ...
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Books to Read If You Couldn't Stop Watching "Tiger King"
By:
JeffcoBooks
JeffcoBooks
Created on:
Apr 20, 2020
15 items
Can't get enough of the eccentric world of the Netflix documentary series 'Tiger King'? Try one of these uncanny true-crime acc...
1 like
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VPL Picks: Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction
Created on:
Dec 18, 2019
24 items
A subset of nonfiction titles are considered to "read like fiction" in the sense that these books are accounts of tru...
4 likes
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VPL Picks: Romantic and Victorian Classics
Created on:
Dec 13, 2019
24 items
"A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say," wrote Italo Calvino in his book, Why Read th...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning in eBook Format
Created on:
Jan 13, 2026
16 items
Carefully selected by a VPL staff, this list is created for a fan of The Big Lebowski, Murderbot Diaries, and Haruki Murakami.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Historical Fiction and Memoirs featuring Family Dynamics
Created on:
Jun 13, 2025
10 items
Created for someone who is looking for historical fiction and memoirs or biographies by Canadian authors. They are particularly...
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - Classics, Humour, and Indigenous Fiction
Created on:
Nov 28, 2024
15 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Diary of Anne Frank, Will and Grace, and MASH. They are looking for classics...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - General, Historical & African Fiction & International Politics NonFiction Books
Created on:
Sep 10, 2024
15 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver, "Red...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Humour, Literary Fiction, and Romance
Created on:
Jun 18, 2024
15 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz, The Idiot by Elif Batuman, and Crime ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - International Reads, Biographies, Memoirs, and Non-fiction
Created on:
Feb 20, 2024
15 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Voices of Chernobyl, Escape from Camp 14, and Memoirs of a Geisha. They are ...
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You – Fiction, Non-fiction and Biographies
Created on:
Jul 12, 2021
16 items
This list was created for a reader who enjoyed reading Educated by Tara Westover, The Vanishing Half, Girl With a Pearl Earring...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winners, Classics, Short Stories and more
Created on:
Oct 17, 2018
11 items
This booklist was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed 'The Sisters Brothers', 'Catch-22', 'The Trial'...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Books to Inspire, Classics and Humor.
Created on:
Dec 14, 2025
10 items
For a reader who likes, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho , The Office TV series and would like to read general titles fiction and...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, Humour and True Crime in eBook Format
Created on:
Oct 29, 2025
14 items
Carefully selected by a VPL staff, this is an eclectic list of fiction and nonfiction.
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VPL - eBooks Just For You - Memoirs, Fantasy, and Flowery Prose
Created on:
May 22, 2025
14 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in memoirs, fantasy, and literary fiction. Favourite au...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Lyrical Canadian and Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction
Created on:
Feb 24, 2025
10 items
Created for someone who is looking for Canadian or historical fiction and non-fiction titles in eBook format. They have previou...
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction, Humour, Travel and World/International titles
Created on:
May 18, 2024
9 items
Some suggestions for a reader who enjoys general fiction, humour, international authors and travel stories.
Created by VPL's ...
General Recommendations
BPL - Books Just For You
Created on:
May 11, 2024
9 items
This list was created by reading experts at Burnaby Public Library for a patron interested in realistic and entertaining fictio...
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction - Historical Fiction - Science Fiction
Created on:
Apr 18, 2024
12 items
For a reader who has enjoyed the books, "Say Nothing", "Moon of the Turning Leaves", and "Vanishing H...
