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21 books

Høyt over asfalten by Unni Holtedahl

Høyt over asfalten

Unni Holtedahl

63 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0helenahltdl's review
nonfiction poetry
Germinal by Émile Zola

Germinal

Les Rougon-Macquart #13

Émile Zola

503 pages • first pub 1885 (editions) user-added

5.0helenahltdl's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Kaptein Blåbjørns 13½ liv by Walter Moers

Kaptein Blåbjørns 13½ liv

Zamonien #1

Walter Moers

689 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0helenahltdl's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

A Day of Fallen Night

The Roots of Chaos #0

Samantha Shannon

868 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0helenahltdl's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins

Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

352 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0helenahltdl's review
nonfiction history nature politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

420 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0helenahltdl's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Broderies by Marjane Satrapi

Broderies

Marjane Satrapi

136 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0helenahltdl's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

530 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0helenahltdl's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

180 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0helenahltdl's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0helenahltdl's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced