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40 books

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid

81 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
nonfiction essays history memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

210 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-2

Marjane Satrapi

153 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
nonfiction graphic novel historical memoir emotional informative sad fast-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
nonfiction health memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

343 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious medium-paced
Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby

Wow, No Thank You.

Samantha Irby

319 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir funny reflective medium-paced
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

189 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees

Sue Monk Kidd

302 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0mlachevre's review
fiction historical emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced