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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

14 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Last World by Christoph Ransmayr

The Last World

Christoph Ransmayr

246 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
fiction historical adventurous reflective medium-paced
Stavisky: A Confidence Man in the Republic of Virtue by Paul Jankowski
Stavisky: A Confidence Man in the Republic of Virtue
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Paul Jankowski

Stavisky: A Confidence Man in the Republic of Virtue

Paul Jankowski

326 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

647 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
fiction literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

The Tin Drum

Die Danziger Trilogie #1

Günter Grass

592 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
fiction classics literary reflective sad slow-paced
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-2

Marjane Satrapi

153 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
nonfiction graphic novel historical memoir emotional informative sad fast-paced
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

How We Fight For Our Lives

Saeed Jones

192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
My Brother's Husband, Volumes 1 & 2 by Gengoroh Tagame

My Brother's Husband, Volumes 1 & 2

My Brother's Husband / Otouto no Otto #1-4

Gengoroh Tagame

704 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ manga emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick

Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

James Kirchick

816 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0da_bos's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative slow-paced