bethvny's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

The Goodbye Cat

Hiro Arikawa

278 pages • 2021 • 40 editions

fiction contemporary short stories emotional sad medium-paced
3.0 bethvny's review
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece by Camille Laurens

Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece

Camille Laurens

176 pages • 2017 • 10 editions

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
4.0 bethvny's review
Create Dangerously by Albert Camus

Create Dangerously

Albert Camus

54 pages • 1957 • 5 editions

nonfiction art essays philosophy emotional reflective slow-paced
4.5 bethvny's review
Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu by Junji Ito

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu

Junji Ito

120 pages • 2009 • 30 editions

nonfiction manga memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
4.0 bethvny's review
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

286 pages • 2015 • 238 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
3.0 bethvny's review
Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-By-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy by Dara Caponigro, Deborah Needleman, Sara Ruffin Costello

Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-By-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy

Dara Caponigro, Deborah Needleman, Sara Ruffin Costello

271 pages • 2008 • 3 editions

nonfiction design informative lighthearted fast-paced
3.0 bethvny's review
Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre

Existentialism Is a Humanism

Jean-Paul Sartre

108 pages • 1946 • 52 editions

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
3.75 bethvny's review
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

303 pages • 2021 • 149 editions

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
4.0 bethvny's review
The Employees by Olga Ravn

The Employees

Olga Ravn

125 pages • 2018 • 70 editions

fiction literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
4.0 bethvny's review
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

339 pages • 2007 • 108 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced
2.0 bethvny's review