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Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

273 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0reads_byjess's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Small Worlds

Caleb Azumah Nelson

258 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0reads_byjess's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

213 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0reads_byjess's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Coco Mellors

370 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0reads_byjess's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0reads_byjess's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

306 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0reads_byjess's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0reads_byjess's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Maame by Jessica George

Maame

Jessica George

312 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

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