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46 books

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Luster by Raven Leilani

Luster

Raven Leilani

227 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Yield by Tara June Winch

The Yield

Tara June Winch

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Bluets

Maggie Nelson

99 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald

Vesper Flights

Helen Macdonald

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
nonfiction essays nature informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Benevolence by Julie Janson

Benevolence

Julie Janson

345 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Dark Days by James Baldwin

Dark Days

Penguin Modern #38

James Baldwin

50 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
nonfiction classics essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture by Bruce Pascoe

Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture

Bruce Pascoe

288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
nonfiction historical history challenging informative medium-paced
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0annelies's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced