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100 books

The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell

The Old Drift

Namwali Serpell

576 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction historical literary magical realism science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Who Do You Think You Are? by Alice Munro

Who Do You Think You Are?

Alice Munro

240 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

Hot Milk

Deborah Levy

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

The Neapolitan Novels #3

Elena Ferrante

418 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante

The Story of the Lost Child

The Neapolitan Novels #4

Elena Ferrante

473 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons by Robin Levi, Ayelet Waldman

Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons

Robin Levi, Ayelet Waldman

300 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction essays feminism sociology challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

Paradise Rot

Jenny Hval

148 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James

The Book of Night Women

Marlon James

417 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

Split Tooth

Tanya Tagaq

193 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction literary magical realism poetry challenging dark emotional medium-paced