Books like The House of Life

12 books to read next

• Running with Scissors Augusten Burroughs 5.9 h
• Anna and the King of Siam Margaret Landon 7.3 h
• A Day of Pleasure Isaac Bashevis Singer 4.2 h
• Little House in the Ozarks Laura Ingalls Wilder 5.8 h
• Kitchen Privileges Mary Higgins Clark 4.1 h
• The Flaneur Edmund White 4.0 h
• The Colossus of New York Colson Whitehead 3.1 h
• Elizabeth's London Liza Picard 6.3 h
• Encore Provence Peter Mayle 4.2 h
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 5.2 h
• Period Piece Gwen Raverat 5.2 h
• Istanbul Orhan Pamuk 7.4 h

How long each takes

Running with Scissors Augusten Burroughs 5.9 h Anna and the King of Siam Margaret Landon 7.3 h A Day of Pleasure Isaac Bashevis Singer 4.2 h Little House in the Ozarks Laura Ingalls Wilder 5.8 h Kitchen Privileges Mary Higgins Clark 4.1 h The Flaneur Edmund White 4.0 h The Colossus of New York Colson Whitehead 3.1 h Elizabeth's London Liza Picard 6.3 h Encore Provence Peter Mayle 4.2 h I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 5.2 h Period Piece Gwen Raverat 5.2 h Istanbul Orhan Pamuk 7.4 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.