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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

420 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Kim Edwards

401 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

Eating Animals

Jonathan Safran Foer

341 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
nonfiction food and drink health challenging informative medium-paced
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

The Book of Life

All Souls #3

Deborah Harkness

561 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction fantasy romance thriller adventurous slow-paced
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin

197 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional medium-paced
Defending Jacob by William Landay

Defending Jacob

William Landay

421 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

32 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

343 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

An American Marriage

Tayari Jones

308 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced