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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction contemporary horror literary mystery challenging dark tense medium-paced
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

Miracle Creek

Angie Kim

355 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations

Mira Jacob

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional funny reflective medium-paced
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

How Much of These Hills Is Gold

C Pam Zhang

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
nonfiction politics race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam

241 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

Burnt Sugar

Avni Doshi

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop

At Night All Blood Is Black

David Diop

145 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark sad medium-paced