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Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

326 pages • first pub 1987 (editions) user-added

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America by Alex Kotlowitz

There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America

Alex Kotlowitz

323 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
nonfiction education history sociology emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin

144 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction classics horror science fiction dark mysterious tense fast-paced
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr

How to Hide an Empire

Daniel Immerwahr

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

626 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction historical literary science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

237 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Wild

Cheryl Strayed

315 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

324 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction historical religion emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

350 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced