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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

169 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0bela's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back by Mark O'Connell

Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back

Mark O'Connell

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.0bela's review
nonfiction biography memoir travel challenging reflective fast-paced
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bela's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bela's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Hijab Butch Blues

Lamya H

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0bela's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Exhalation

Ted Chiang

11 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

3.5bela's review
fiction literary science fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey

J.D. Salinger

202 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

4.0bela's review
fiction classics literary short stories reflective slow-paced
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

Hanif Abdurraqib

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bela's review
nonfiction essays memoir sports emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Jenny Odell

366 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0bela's review
nonfiction business science sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt

The English Understand Wool

Helen DeWitt

69 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.0bela's review
fiction literary challenging reflective medium-paced