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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

305 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

245 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
All The Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley

All The Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

Patrick Bringley

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
nonfiction art memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Jia Tolentino

303 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
nonfiction essays feminism challenging reflective medium-paced
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

528 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
fiction fantasy graphic novel emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald

Vesper Flights

Helen Macdonald

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
nonfiction essays nature informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness by Kathryn Schulz

Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness

Kathryn Schulz

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea by Bandi

The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea

Bandi

254 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
fiction historical literary short stories dark informative sad medium-paced
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

535 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0littoral's review
nonfiction biography business health history true crime dark informative medium-paced