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143 books

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

128 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective fast-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

448 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

Lorrie Moore

160 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories reflective slow-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

237 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Revolutionary Road

Richard Yates

338 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction classics historical literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Hold Your Own by Kae Tempest

Hold Your Own

Kae Tempest

128 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Stranger, Baby by Emily Berry

Stranger, Baby

Emily Berry

72 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Bluets

Maggie Nelson

99 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
The Good Immigrant USA: 26 Writers Reflect on America by Nikesh Shukla, Chimene Suleyman

The Good Immigrant USA: 26 Writers Reflect on America

Nikesh Shukla, Chimene Suleyman

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
nonfiction essays race emotional informative reflective medium-paced