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29 books

A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

A Girl is a Body of Water

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

560 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

Unaccustomed Earth

Jhumpa Lahiri

352 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro

A Little Luck

Claudia Piñeiro

208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction contemporary crime literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

325 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Kintu

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

442 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen

Chigozie Obioma

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0kayode's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced