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29 books

Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan

Disappoint Me

Nicola Dinan

288 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

144 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction fantasy emotional fast-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

166 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Moon of the Crusted Snow

The Whitesky Saga #1

Waubgeshig Rice

218 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction dystopian thriller dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat

The Moon Represents My Heart

Pim Wangtechawat

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction historical science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

94 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction classics literary race emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Monkey Beach: A Novel by Eden Robinson

Monkey Beach: A Novel

Eden Robinson

379 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction contemporary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Goddess Complex: A Novel by Sanjena Sathian

Goddess Complex: A Novel

Sanjena Sathian

320 pages • first pub 2025 (editions) user-added

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Robin Wall Kimmerer

188 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
nonfiction essays nature informative reflective slow-paced
Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop by Kenji Ueda

Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop

Kenji Ueda

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0joysbookcase's review
fiction contemporary hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced