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The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It by Nina Siegal

The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It

Nina Siegal

527 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced
No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

No Longer at Ease

The African Trilogy #2

Chinua Achebe

148 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

Arrow of God

The African Trilogy #3

Chinua Achebe

230 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

208 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Suite Francaise by Irène Némirovsky

Suite Francaise

Irène Némirovsky

431 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction classics historical sad slow-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

Under the Udala Trees

Chinelo Okparanta

328 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Paradise by Toni Morrison

Paradise

Beloved Trilogy #3

Toni Morrison

318 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0willowbiblio's review
fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced