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348 books

Madam by Phoebe Wynne

Madam

Phoebe Wynne

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
fiction historical mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Blue Nights by Joan Didion

Blue Nights

Joan Didion

208 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
nonfiction essays memoir reflective slow-paced
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin

Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant

Curtis Chin

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

High Fidelity

Nick Hornby

352 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
I'm Just a Person by Tig Notaro

I'm Just a Person

Tig Notaro

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

I Hope This Finds You Well

Natalie Sue

337 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
fiction contemporary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

Roxane Gay

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
nonfiction essays feminism memoir sociology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

Yerba Buena

Nina LaCour

293 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

Hugh Ryan

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ politics sociology challenging informative sad medium-paced
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0daralexandria's review
fiction crime historical thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced