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Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton

320 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

339 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

rebeccamm's explanation
fiction historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli

The Story of My Teeth

Valeria Luiselli

184 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging funny medium-paced
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

Caitlin Doughty

254 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

rebeccamm's explanation
nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich

The Antelope Wife

Louise Erdrich

256 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Exciting Times

Naoise Dolan

242 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance funny reflective medium-paced
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

The Island of Sea Women

Lisa See

374 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

rebeccamm's explanation
fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

The Matzah Ball

Jean Meltzer

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

rebeccamm's explanation
fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector

The Complete Stories

Clarice Lispector

650 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

rebeccamm's explanation
fiction classics short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews by Deatra Cohen, Adam Siegel

Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews

Deatra Cohen, Adam Siegel

330 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction health history nature informative medium-paced