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13 books

The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

The Lager Queen of Minnesota

J. Ryan Stradal

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Bullet Swallower

Elizabeth Gonzalez James

257 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones

Alive at the End of the World

Saeed Jones

104 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Nature Poem by Tommy Pico

Nature Poem

Tommy Pico

78 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional funny reflective fast-paced
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

Hanif Abdurraqib

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
nonfiction essays memoir sports emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

David Foster Wallace

138 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
nonfiction essays philosophy psychology self help hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman

The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives

The Sandman (Collected Editions) #7

Neil Gaiman

256 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
fiction comics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

341 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Talk by Darrin Bell

The Talk

Darrin Bell

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0thebeercanon's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced