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The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

The Blue Castle

L.M. Montgomery

218 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
fiction classics romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt

The English Understand Wool

Helen DeWitt

69 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
fiction literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin

Eugene Onegin

Alexander Pushkin

240 pages • first pub 1833 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
fiction classics poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb

Fool's Fate

The Tawny Man #3

Robin Hobb

914 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy

128 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
fiction childrens hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Eve's Diary by Mark Twain

Eve's Diary

Mark Twain

38 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
fiction classics short stories funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Doing Time by Jodi Taylor

Doing Time

The Time Police #1

Jodi Taylor

480 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
fiction fantasy historical science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

106 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Bluets

Maggie Nelson

99 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind by Regan Penaluna

How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind

Regan Penaluna

296 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0oryx's review
nonfiction feminism memoir philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced