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21 books

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

Once There Were Wolves

Charlotte McConaghy

258 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
fiction mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

297 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
fiction historical literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

432 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

333 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction adventurous dark 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

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark 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)

5.0bentherrien's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

327 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bentherrien's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced