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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

386 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr

The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

Benjamin Lorr

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction business history informative medium-paced
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

Annie Lyons

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Parwana: Recipes and Stories from an Afghan Kitchen by Durkhanai Ayubi

Parwana: Recipes and Stories from an Afghan Kitchen

Durkhanai Ayubi

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction cookbook food and drink informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent

Divergent #1

Veronica Roth

11 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction dystopian romance young adult adventurous tense fast-paced
Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Insurgent

Divergent #2

Veronica Roth

470 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction dystopian romance young adult adventurous tense medium-paced
The Little House Collection: The Complete Little House Nine-Book Box Set by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Little House Collection: The Complete Little House Nine-Book Box Set

Little House #1-9

Laura Ingalls Wilder

2700 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction childrens classics historical adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

230 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

264 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced