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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

emmabg's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

576 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0emmabg's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

The Woman Destroyed

Simone de Beauvoir

256 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

3.5emmabg's review
fiction literary short stories reflective slow-paced
Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson

Them: Adventures with Extremists

Jon Ronson

286 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

4.0emmabg's review
nonfiction politics challenging funny reflective medium-paced
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey

J.D. Salinger

208 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

3.75emmabg's review
fiction classics literary short stories reflective slow-paced
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson

The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

Jon Ronson

275 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0emmabg's review
nonfiction psychology science sociology dark funny informative fast-paced
The White Album by Joan Didion

The White Album

Joan Didion

224 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

3.5emmabg's review
nonfiction essays history informative reflective medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.5emmabg's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live by Daniel Klein

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live

Daniel Klein

210 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0emmabg's review
nonfiction philosophy psychology challenging funny reflective slow-paced
Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America by Elizabeth Wurtzel

Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America

Elizabeth Wurtzel

373 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

4.5emmabg's review
nonfiction memoir psychology challenging emotional reflective slow-paced