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In Defence Of The Act by Effie Black

In Defence Of The Act

Effie Black

182 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional fast-paced
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy

Soldier Sailor

Claire Kilroy

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure

River East, River West

Aube Rey Lescure

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee

8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster

Mirinae Lee

290 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan

Brotherless Night

V.V. Ganeshananthan

348 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

188 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

8 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0melc's review
fiction dystopian literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

150 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

262 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced