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My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

331 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

The Bride Test

The Kiss Quotient #2

Helen Hoang

315 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee

Disgrace

J.M. Coetzee

220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
fiction classics contemporary literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre Lorde

The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House

Penguin Modern #23

Audre Lorde

64 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
nonfiction essays feminism politics informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
In The End, It Was All About Love by Musa Okwonga

In The End, It Was All About Love

Musa Okwonga

133 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Calypso by David Sedaris

Calypso

David Sedaris

267 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

The Mountains Sing

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

342 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Father May Be an Elephant and Mother Only a Small Basket, But... by Gogu Shyamala

Father May Be an Elephant and Mother Only a Small Basket, But...

Gogu Shyamala

263 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Cemetery Boys

Cemetery Boys #1

Aiden Thomas

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba, Lisa Dillman

Such Small Hands

Andrés Barba, Lisa Dillman

108 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0readingtheother's review
fiction horror dark tense fast-paced