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44 books

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

421 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood by P.E. Moskowitz

How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood

P.E. Moskowitz

260 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
nonfiction economics history politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place: A Transgender Memoir by Jackson Bird

Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place: A Transgender Memoir

Jackson Bird

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson

White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

Carol Anderson

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

Angela Chen

209 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

384 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

Symptoms of Being Human

Jeff Garvin

352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Braving the Wilderness

Brené Brown

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
nonfiction psychology inspiring medium-paced
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

232 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

C.S. Lewis

189 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

5.0rory_marks's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced