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We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

We Need New Names

NoViolet Bulawayo

304 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

614 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

274 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

Fugitive Pieces

Anne Michaels

294 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction historical literary reflective sad slow-paced
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx

The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

337 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction classics contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
I'll Be Right There by Kyung-sook Shin

I'll Be Right There

Kyung-sook Shin

325 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo

A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers

Xiaolu Guo

372 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added

5.0freddie's review
fiction contemporary race romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Close Range by Annie Proulx

Close Range

Wyoming Stories #1

Annie Proulx

285 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction classics contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced
How to Be Both by Ali Smith

How to Be Both

Ali Smith

372 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0freddie's review
fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced