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128 books

Hunger by Roxane Gay

Hunger

Roxane Gay

306 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White

The Wife and the Widow

Christian White

7 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

The Turn of the Key

Ruth Ware

517 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

The Heart's Invisible Furies

John Boyne

585 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

583 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Call Me American: A Memoir by Abdi Nor Iftin

Call Me American: A Memoir

Abdi Nor Iftin

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
nonfiction memoir emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Spilled Milk by K.L. Randis

Spilled Milk

K.L. Randis

296 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
fiction emotional medium-paced
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Betty

Tiffany McDaniel

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

417 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lilacsandliterature's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ poetry young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced