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119 books

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

6 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Magma by Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir

Magma

Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal

Circus of Wonders

Elizabeth Macneal

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
fiction historical literary dark mysterious slow-paced
Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Julia and the Shark

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

195 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
fiction contemporary middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

A Ghost In The Throat

Doireann Ní Ghríofa

326 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
nonfiction literary poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Changeling Murders by C.S. Quinn

The Changeling Murders

The Thief Taker #4

C.S. Quinn

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

232 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary science fiction dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Animal by Lisa Taddeo

Animal

Lisa Taddeo

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark emotional tense medium-paced
Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

Sea Prayer

Khaled Hosseini

48 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
fiction graphic novel historical literary poetry short stories emotional sad fast-paced
The Art Book by Phaidon Press

The Art Book

Phaidon Press

515 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0gemelizabeth's review
nonfiction art history reference informative reflective medium-paced