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A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley

384 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0gorgeousgirl's review
fiction contemporary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Sharp Objects

Gillian Flynn

396 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0gorgeousgirl's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters

337 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0gorgeousgirl's review
fiction contemporary gender lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0gorgeousgirl's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin

City of Illusions

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

160 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0gorgeousgirl's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
Averno by Louise Glück

Averno

Louise Glück

96 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0gorgeousgirl's review
nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

The Story of a New Name

The Neapolitan Novels #2

Elena Ferrante

471 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0gorgeousgirl's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

331 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0gorgeousgirl's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin

Rocannon's World

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

144 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

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fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin

197 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

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fiction classics literary romance emotional medium-paced