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29 books

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One

Ready Player One #1

Ernest Cline

374 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
fiction science fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1

Rick Riordan

377 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue ... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation by Lauren Michele Jackson

White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue ... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation

Lauren Michele Jackson

184 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
nonfiction essays race sociology challenging informative fast-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih

Season of Migration to the North

Tayeb Salih

176 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
fiction classics historical dark reflective slow-paced
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

The Last Olympian

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5

Rick Riordan

381 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0cecil_reads's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional funny fast-paced