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31 books

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

Almond

Won-pyung Sohn

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

People of the Book

Geraldine Brooks

372 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction contemporary historical romance informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back #1

Erich Maria Remarque

304 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction classics historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
We Spread by Iain Reid

We Spread

Iain Reid

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction horror literary dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Here is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan

Here is the Beehive

Sarah Crossan

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction contemporary poetry emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Kill [redacted] by Anthony Good

Kill [redacted]

Anthony Good

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction contemporary crime thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina

Catching Teller Crow

Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina

202 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction fantasy mystery young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Speechwriter by Martin McKenzie-Murray

The Speechwriter

Martin McKenzie-Murray

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction politics speculative fiction challenging dark funny medium-paced