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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

169 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

556 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

Fredrik Backman

76 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

211 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
fiction dystopian horror literary dark tense medium-paced
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

Almond

Won-pyung Sohn

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

Us Against You

Beartown #2

Fredrik Backman

448 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0oliviamandola's review
fiction contemporary literary sports emotional reflective sad medium-paced