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23 books

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

303 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson

Hangsaman

Shirley Jackson

240 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
fiction classics horror dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde

The Cancer Journals

Audre Lorde

104 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin

197 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional medium-paced
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

KC Davis

151 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb

415 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

Alice Wong

314 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
nonfiction essays sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle #1

Diana Wynne Jones

329 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn #1

Peter S. Beagle

304 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0valent1ne's review
fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced