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Whale: A masterpiece of modern Korean fiction by Cheon Myeong-kwan

Whale: A masterpiece of modern Korean fiction

Cheon Myeong-kwan

368 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
fiction contemporary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Book One by Bill Willingham

Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Book One

Fables: The Deluxe Edition #1

Bill Willingham

264 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
fiction comics fantasy graphic novel adventurous medium-paced
The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison

The Empathy Exams

Leslie Jamison

8 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
nonfiction essays memoir psychology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

All My Puny Sorrows

Miriam Toews

317 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Like Life: Stories by Lorrie Moore

Like Life: Stories

Lorrie Moore

192 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
fiction contemporary short stories reflective fast-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

173 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy

Soldier Sailor

Claire Kilroy

233 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Angela Carter

128 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
fiction classics magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au

Cold Enough for Snow

Jessica Au

95 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell

All the Living and the Dead

Hayley Campbell

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sydms's review
nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced