Bookish Besties September Challenge - hosted by bookishdamzel

A Book Set in a Country That's Not Your Own
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

408 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Schattengold – Ach, wie gut, dass niemand weiß ... by Christian Handel

Schattengold – Ach, wie gut, dass niemand weiß ...

Christian Handel

384 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction fantasy medium-paced
Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 9 by Shuzo Oshimi

Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 9

Blood on the Tracks [血の轍] #9

Shuzo Oshimi

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror manga dark emotional tense fast-paced
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

514 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard

The Trap

Catherine Ryan Howard

9 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Survival in the Killing Fields by Haing Ngor

Survival in the Killing Fields

Haing Ngor

528 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir dark emotional informative medium-paced
The Postcard by Anne Berest

The Postcard

Anne Berest

475 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung

First They Killed My Father

Daughter of Cambodia #1

Loung Ung

238 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional informative medium-paced
Ela e o Gato by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

Ela e o Gato

Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

160 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
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