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18 books

Death Valley by Melissa Broder

Death Valley

Melissa Broder

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional funny reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Details by Ia Genberg

The Details

Ia Genberg

144 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over

Anne de Marcken

132 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
fiction literary speculative fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü

Cold Nights of Childhood

Tezer Özlü

111 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Foster by Claire Keegan

Foster

Claire Keegan

89 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Notes on Grief

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

67 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

319 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

Death in Her Hands

Ottessa Moshfegh

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0backtoearths's review
fiction literary mystery dark mysterious slow-paced