random_shoes's
2023
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

Ed Yong

368 pages • 2016 • 42 editions

nonfiction health science informative medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things

Jenny Lawson

352 pages • 2015 • 37 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz

338 pages • 2023 • 13 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous hopeful medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

286 pages • 2015 • 236 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
3.5 random_shoes's review
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Harlem #1

Harlem Shuffle

Colson Whitehead

318 pages • 2021 • 61 editions

fiction crime historical literary adventurous tense medium-paced
3.0 random_shoes's review
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

The Serpent Gates #1

The Unspoken Name

A.K. Larkwood

18h 37m • 2020 • 20 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
Blackout by Angie Thomas, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson

Blackout

Angie Thomas, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson

256 pages • 2021 • 46 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance short stories young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
4.0 random_shoes's review
Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin

256 pages • 2021 • 51 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional funny medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages • 2002 • 37 editions

nonfiction food and drink history science informative slow-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

Rupert Holmes

388 pages • 2023 • 47 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced
4.0 random_shoes's review