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My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

331 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0averyfranken's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0averyfranken's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0averyfranken's review
fiction classics dystopian literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0averyfranken's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri

The Ungrateful Refugee

Dina Nayeri

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0averyfranken's review
nonfiction memoir politics challenging emotional reflective medium-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)

5.0averyfranken's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

Emily Nagoski

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0averyfranken's review
nonfiction feminism health psychology science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

371 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0averyfranken's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World by Kai Cheng Thom

I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World

Kai Cheng Thom

155 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0averyfranken's review
nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ poetry challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced