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Zone One by Colson Whitehead

Zone One

Colson Whitehead

259 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction horror science fiction dark tense slow-paced
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents

Earthseed #2

Octavia E. Butler

448 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

153 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

213 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

The Friend

Sigrid Nunez

212 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

325 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

Barbara Ehrenreich

240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
nonfiction economics politics sociology informative reflective medium-paced
In the Distance by Hernán Díaz

In the Distance

Hernán Díaz

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction historical literary adventurous reflective sad medium-paced
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson

196 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bayleerobards's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced