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38 books

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Monstrilio

Gerardo Sámano Córdova

306 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

10 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Nothing to See Here

Kevin Wilson

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional funny fast-paced
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Memorial by Bryan Washington

Memorial

Bryan Washington

303 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

264 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

334 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr

The Art of Memoir

Mary Karr

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
nonfiction biography memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Need by Helen Phillips

The Need

Helen Phillips

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
fiction horror science fiction thriller adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

9 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0storytold's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced