Books like The Promise

12 books to read next

• Therapy Sebastian Fitzek 5.6 h
• The Alienist Caleb Carr 10.8 h
• Mr. Sammler's Planet Saul Bellow 5.7 h
• The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Katia Benovich 15.8 h
• The Lurie Legacy Neil Rosenstein 7.1 h
• My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh 5.3 h
• The New York Trilogy Paul Auster 6.8 h
• Desperate Characters Paula Fox 3.1 h
• Last Exit to Brooklyn Hubert Selby, Jr. 5.6 h
• Brooklyn Colm Tóibín 4.8 h
• Requiem for a Dream Hubert Selby, Jr. 5.1 h
• Dancer from the Dance Andrew Holleran 4.7 h

How long each takes

Therapy Sebastian Fitzek 5.6 h The Alienist Caleb Carr 10.8 h Mr. Sammler's Planet Saul Bellow 5.7 h The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Katia Benovich 15.8 h The Lurie Legacy Neil Rosenstein 7.1 h My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh 5.3 h The New York Trilogy Paul Auster 6.8 h Desperate Characters Paula Fox 3.1 h Last Exit to Brooklyn Hubert Selby, Jr. 5.6 h Brooklyn Colm Tóibín 4.8 h Requiem for a Dream Hubert Selby, Jr. 5.1 h Dancer from the Dance Andrew Holleran 4.7 h

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