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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Expanded Edition by Hanif Abdurraqib

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Expanded Edition

Hanif Abdurraqib

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

The Days of Abandonment

Elena Ferrante

188 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

Jesse Thistle

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

331 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

The Story of a New Name

The Neapolitan Novels #2

Elena Ferrante

471 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

430 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0clare_mcgall's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced