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2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over

Anne de Marcken

132 pages • 2024 • 28 editions

fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
3.0 readbybetty_'s review
This House of Grief by Helen Garner

This House of Grief

Helen Garner

320 pages • 2014 • 20 editions

nonfiction true crime dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
3.0 readbybetty_'s review
How to Love Your Daughter by Hila Blum

How to Love Your Daughter

Hila Blum

262 pages • 2021 • 42 editions

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
2.5 readbybetty_'s review
Lili Is Crying by Hélène Bessette

Lili Is Crying

Hélène Bessette

170 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
5.0 readbybetty_'s review
A Woman's Story by Annie Ernaux

A Woman's Story

Annie Ernaux

96 pages • 1988 • 79 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
3.5 readbybetty_'s review
Girlbeast by Cecilie Lind

Girlbeast

Cecilie Lind

155 pages • 2022 • 11 editions

fiction literary dark reflective sad fast-paced
4.0 readbybetty_'s review
I Hope You're Happy by Marni Appleton

I Hope You're Happy

Marni Appleton

281 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction short stories dark funny reflective medium-paced
4.0 readbybetty_'s review
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors And The Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors And The Drug Company That Addicted America

Beth Macy

384 pages • 2018 • 25 editions

nonfiction history politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
3.0 readbybetty_'s review
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

128 pages • 1945 • 1.4k editions

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced
5.0 readbybetty_'s review
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

Call Me By Your Name #1

Call Me By Your Name

André Aciman

248 pages • 2007 • 140 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
4.0 readbybetty_'s review