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9 books

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

321 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0emory's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0emory's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Braised Pork by An Yu

Braised Pork

An Yu

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0emory's review
fiction literary mysterious reflective medium-paced
Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

Upstream: Selected Essays

Mary Oliver

178 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emory's review
nonfiction essays literary nature inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

What is Not Yours is Not Yours

Helen Oyeyemi

325 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emory's review
fiction fantasy magical realism short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

Fever Dream

Samanta Schweblin

183 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0emory's review
fiction horror literary dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Iain Reid

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emory's review
fiction horror literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Exit, Pursued by Dalton Day

Exit, Pursued

Dalton Day

88 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emory's review
fiction play poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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