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11 books

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

80 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
nonfiction classics essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Noor Naga

186 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

180 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
L'Etranger by Albert Camus

L'Etranger

Albert Camus

192 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

A History of My Brief Body

Billy-Ray Belcourt

142 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0djazi_b's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced