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The Art of Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki

The Art of Howl's Moving Castle

Studio Ghibli: The Art of....

Hayao Miyazaki

256 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
nonfiction art manga adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary science fiction dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Skip and Loafer, Vol. 4 by Misaki Takamatsu

Skip and Loafer, Vol. 4

Skip and Loafer #4

Misaki Takamatsu

184 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
fiction manga emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

287 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

The Bruising of Qilwa

Naseem Jamnia

179 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Ace by Angela Chen

Ace

Angela Chen

226 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

273 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Be Not Afraid of Love: Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection by Mimi Zhu

Be Not Afraid of Love: Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection

Mimi Zhu

230 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0abyissmal's review
nonfiction memoir psychology self help emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced