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22 books

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

327 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

216 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

400 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

Goodbye to Berlin

The Berlin Novels #2

Christopher Isherwood

208 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
fiction classics short stories reflective sad slow-paced
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen by Tadeusz Borowski

This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen

Tadeusz Borowski

192 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
fiction history short stories dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

366 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

432 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0pravda_iskra's review
nonfiction politics sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced