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123 books

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0jbright's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0jbright's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

The Art Thief

Michael Finkel

222 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0jbright's review
nonfiction biography true crime adventurous informative fast-paced
A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke

A Short Walk Through a Wide World

Douglas Westerbeke

390 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0jbright's review
fiction historical magical realism adventurous emotional reflective medium-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 • hardcover • 2009

5.0jbright's review
fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Ayiti by Roxane Gay

Ayiti

Roxane Gay

126 pages • paperback • 2011

5.0jbright's review
fiction literary short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Kate Beaton

430 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0jbright's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

385 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0jbright's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Ella Minnow Pea

Mark Dunn

208 pages • paperback • 2001

5.0jbright's review
fiction speculative fiction funny fast-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 • hardcover • 2019

5.0jbright's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced