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26 books

Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls

Feeding Ghosts

Tessa Hulls

391 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Checkpoint by Nicholson Baker

Checkpoint

Nicholson Baker

115 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction contemporary politics reflective slow-paced
The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola

The Palm-Wine Drinkard

Amos Tutuola

125 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
My Uncle Napoleon by Iraj Pezeshkzad

My Uncle Napoleon

Iraj Pezeshkzad

509 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction funny slow-paced
The Waves by Virginia Woolf

The Waves

Virginia Woolf

297 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
War Trash by Ha Jin

War Trash

Ha Jin

352 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Sleep Donation by Karen Russell

Sleep Donation

Karen Russell

110 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

326 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Wild Dark Shore

Charlotte McConaghy

329 pages • first pub 2025 (editions) user-added

fiction literary
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

Alexander Chee

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced