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16 books

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin

197 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional medium-paced
The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov

The Spectre of Alexander Wolf

Gaito Gazdanov

192 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction classics reflective medium-paced
Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

278 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Haruki Murakami

436 pages • first pub 2006 (editions) user-added

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism short stories emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

The Buddha of Suburbia

Hanif Kureishi

284 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction contemporary literary funny reflective medium-paced
The Constant Gardener by John le Carré

The Constant Gardener

John le Carré

560 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction thriller reflective sad slow-paced
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

224 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

234 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

Call Me By Your Name

Call Me By Your Name #1

André Aciman

248 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0emmalhampton's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced