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22 books

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

On Beauty

Zadie Smith

445 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Promise by Damon Galgut

The Promise

Damon Galgut

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

245 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

116 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

No One Is Talking About This

Patricia Lockwood

210 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Citizen: An American Lyric

Claudia Rankine

169 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
nonfiction essays poetry race challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Cold Comfort Farm

Stella Gibbons

233 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
fiction classics contemporary funny lighthearted medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

401 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad 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)

5.0book_isk's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0book_isk's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced