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Mother Country by Etaf Rum

Mother Country

Good Intentions #5

Etaf Rum

52 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Kingbird Highway: The Story of a Natural Obsession that Got a Little Out of Hand by Kenn Kaufman

Kingbird Highway: The Story of a Natural Obsession that Got a Little Out of Hand

Kenn Kaufman

318 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
nonfiction nature travel adventurous informative slow-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

324 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

22 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

H Is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
nonfiction essays memoir nature emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays by Barry Lopez

Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays

Barry Lopez

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
nonfiction essays nature hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

322 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

Flight Behavior

Barbara Kingsolver

436 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

527 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

The Children of Húrin

Middle-earth Universe #1

J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

7 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark sad medium-paced