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30 books

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

420 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

Mouthful of Birds

Samanta Schweblin

240 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
fiction horror magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

Night Sky with Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

89 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

Western Lane

Chetna Maroo

160 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
This Other Eden by Paul Harding

This Other Eden

Paul Harding

224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Where the Men Come From by N.W. Downs

Where the Men Come From

N.W. Downs

41 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
poetry
The Silhouettes by Lily Ladewig

The Silhouettes

Lily Ladewig

67 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
Oculus: Poems by Sally Wen Mao

Oculus: Poems

Sally Wen Mao

96 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0aimlessaugust's review
nonfiction poetry race challenging reflective slow-paced