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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

418 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

320 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny reflective fast-paced
Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey

Bright Shiny Morning

James Frey

501 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Down These Mean Streets by Piri Thomas

Down These Mean Streets

Piri Thomas

352 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

The Leftovers

Tom Perrotta

355 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
fiction fantasy science fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

Ntozake Shange

80 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
fiction play poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Native Son by Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright

432 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
fiction classics race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie

561 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

All the King's Men

Robert Penn Warren

672 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis

The Last Temptation of Christ

Nikos Kazantzakis

512 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0savvy_rain's review
fiction classics historical religion challenging reflective slow-paced