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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

303 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai

448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Janet Mock

288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate by Helen Prejean

Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate

Helen Prejean

288 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
nonfiction biography memoir true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

Interior Chinatown

Charles Yu

270 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
fiction contemporary literary funny reflective fast-paced
Peerless by Jiehae Park

Peerless

Jiehae Park

134 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
play challenging hopeful sad fast-paced
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Mark T. Sullivan

513 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
fiction historical adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

392 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0josiemi's review
fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
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