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95 books

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

305 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

317 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

240 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction classics middle grade emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

The Little Paris Bookshop

Nina George

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

688 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction crime historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent by Howard Zinn

The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent

Howard Zinn

82 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
nonfiction history politics informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

771 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

286 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

96 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced