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15 books

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

372 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

Claire Dederer

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
nonfiction art essays feminism memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

Joe Vallese

298 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
nonfiction essays horror lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion by Gabrielle Stanley Blair

Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion

Gabrielle Stanley Blair

144 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
nonfiction feminism informative fast-paced
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa

174 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

336 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

433 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

89 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

Sy Montgomery

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0danimacuk's review
nonfiction nature science emotional informative reflective medium-paced