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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

Persepolis #3-4

Marjane Satrapi

192 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

The Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe

22 pages • first pub 1846 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

496 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

Fredrik Backman

76 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

338 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, Ronald Himler

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Eleanor Coerr, Ronald Himler

80 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction childrens historical emotional sad fast-paced
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang

276 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction graphic novel historical lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

Blood Water Paint

Joy McCullough

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction historical poetry young adult challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

210 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0emgulph's review
fiction historical middle grade adventurous slow-paced