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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays by Joan Didion

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

Joan Didion

384 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
nonfiction essays history memoir informative reflective medium-paced
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War by Gioconda Belli

The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War

Gioconda Belli

400 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
nonfiction history memoir informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman

Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began

Maus #2

Art Spiegelman

136 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
nonfiction comics graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad fast-paced
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History

Maus #1

Art Spiegelman

159 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
nonfiction comics graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
Marlena by Julie Buntin

Marlena

Julie Buntin

274 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

397 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
After Tonight, Everything Will Be Different by Adam Gnade

After Tonight, Everything Will Be Different

Adam Gnade

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
fiction emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

480 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0pshafer's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced