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232 books

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Burial Rites

Hannah Kent

322 pages • hardcover • 2013

5.0elaine_wu's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Break by Katherena Vermette

The Break

Katherena Vermette

350 pages • paperback • 2016

5.0elaine_wu's review
fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Nothing to See Here

Kevin Wilson

254 pages • digital • 2019

5.0elaine_wu's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional funny fast-paced
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

309 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0elaine_wu's review
fiction historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

291 pages • paperback • 1996

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nonfiction memoir race emotional reflective slow-paced
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng

The Great Reclamation

Rachel Heng

464 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0elaine_wu's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0elaine_wu's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Landscapes by Christine Lai

Landscapes

Christine Lai

272 pages • hardcover • 2023

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fiction literary speculative fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

797 pages • hardcover • 2021

5.0elaine_wu's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark

Fellowship Point

Alice Elliott Dark

592 pages • hardcover • 2022

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced