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Things I Have Withheld by Kei Miller

Things I Have Withheld

Kei Miller

206 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0gemofbooks's review
nonfiction essays race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Careless by Kirsty Capes

Careless

Kirsty Capes

317 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0gemofbooks's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Magma by Thora Hjörleifsdóttir

Magma

Thora Hjörleifsdóttir

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0gemofbooks's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

The Pull of the Stars

Emma Donoghue

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0gemofbooks's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional medium-paced
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove #3

Larry McMurtry

960 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0gemofbooks's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson

146 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0gemofbooks's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

398 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

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fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables #1

L.M. Montgomery

320 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)

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fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters

340 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa

172 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced