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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

8 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop

At Night All Blood is Black

David Diop

145 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark sad medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

336 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen

Tomorrow I Become a Woman

Aiwanose Odafen

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile by Françoise Sagan

Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile

Françoise Sagan

240 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
In Memoriam by Alice Winn

In Memoriam

Alice Winn

379 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance dark emotional sad medium-paced
Darling by India Knight

Darling

India Knight

277 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations by bell hooks

Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations

bell hooks

320 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
nonfiction essays feminism race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera

Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

Sathnam Sanghera

339 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mhairi1's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced