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31 books

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

331 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

441 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Crown Ain't Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib

The Crown Ain't Worth Much

Hanif Abdurraqib

102 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
nonfiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Fight Night by Miriam Toews

Fight Night

Miriam Toews

264 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
fiction literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle

Maggie Shipstead

593 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Swing Low: A Life by Miriam Toews

Swing Low: A Life

Miriam Toews

228 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews

A Complicated Kindness

Miriam Toews

253 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
Tender Points by Amy Berkowitz

Tender Points

Amy Berkowitz

144 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0cheyne's review
nonfiction essays memoir poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced