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Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

Authority

Southern Reach #2

Jeff VanderMeer

341 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith

Year of the Monkey

Patti Smith

192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir travel reflective slow-paced
Devotion by Patti Smith

Devotion

Patti Smith

112 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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nonfiction art memoir reflective slow-paced
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

274 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

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fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective sad slow-paced
Outline by Rachel Cusk

Outline

Outline #1

Rachel Cusk

249 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0benjaminjournal's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
Swimming Home by Deborah Levy

Swimming Home

Deborah Levy

165 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Bluets

Maggie Nelson

99 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

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nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding by Ellena Savage

Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding

Ellena Savage

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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nonfiction essays memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced