thegrandnarrative's
2023
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Peripheral by William Gibson

The Jackpot Trilogy #1

The Peripheral

William Gibson

485 pages • 2014 • 41 editions

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
3.0 thegrandn...'s review
Once Upon a Time in the East: A Story of Growing Up by Xiaolu Guo

Once Upon a Time in the East: A Story of Growing Up

Xiaolu Guo

336 pages • 2017 • 13 editions

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
5.0 thegrandn...'s review
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Jenny Odell

256 pages • 2019 • 45 editions

nonfiction art sociology technology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
4.5 thegrandn...'s review
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

Shauna Robinson

336 pages • 2022 • 6 editions

fiction contemporary lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
4.0 thegrandn...'s review
The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

The Impossible Us

Sarah Lotz

496 pages • 2022 • 18 editions

fiction contemporary romance speculative fiction emotional funny medium-paced
5.0 thegrandn...'s review
Still Me by Jojo Moyes

Me Before You #3

Still Me

Jojo Moyes

390 pages • 2018 • 105 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional medium-paced
4.0 thegrandn...'s review
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Gabrielle Zevin

260 pages • 2014 • 141 editions

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
5.0 thegrandn...'s review
Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back by Julia Serano

Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back

Julia Serano

320 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
4.0 thegrandn...'s review
Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan's #metoo Movement by Shiori Ito

Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan's #metoo Movement

Shiori Ito

224 pages • 2017 • 14 editions

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
4.0 thegrandn...'s review
Dear Life by Alice Munro

Dear Life

Alice Munro

336 pages • 2012 • 69 editions

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
3.0 thegrandn...'s review