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280 books

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

Nadia Hashimi

464 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
Happening by Annie Ernaux

Happening

Annie Ernaux

96 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
nonfiction literary memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

64 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction childrens classics emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch #1

Jill Murphy

107 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

342 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction contemporary thriller dark funny medium-paced
The Holiday by T.M. Logan

The Holiday

T.M. Logan

480 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

318 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0emmaliz's review
fiction classics historical science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced