BLOOMIN' READATHON 2023 - hosted by allisonpaiges

LADYBUG SPACE
read a book with a cute/simple cover but you know it's pages will destroy you 
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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

213 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

245 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Just Kids by Patti Smith

Just Kids

Patti Smith

320 pages • paperback • 2010

nonfiction art memoir music emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • digital • 2022

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages • paperback • 2005

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Whereas: Poems by Layli Long Soldier

Whereas: Poems

Layli Long Soldier

101 pages • paperback • 2017

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir by Ellen Forney

Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir

Ellen Forney

256 pages • paperback • 2012

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

Archer's Voice

Where Love Meets Destiny #1

Mia Sheridan

388 pages • digital • 2014

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

12 hours, 38 minutes • audio • 2011

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Shoko's Smile by Choi Eunyoung

Shoko's Smile

Choi Eunyoung

261 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced