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The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein

321 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

310 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

306 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

Sherman Alexie

457 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
nonfiction memoir poetry reflective slow-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

206 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

5.0jolynne's review
fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
Paula by Isabel Allende

Paula

Isabel Allende

330 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling

Perma Red

Debra Magpie Earling

320 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction historical thriller dark emotional reflective slow-paced
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie

229 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Grass Dancer by Susan Power

The Grass Dancer

Susan Power

300 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

The Marrow Thieves

The Marrow Thieves #1

Cherie Dimaline

234 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced