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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0loquaciousleon's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

325 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0loquaciousleon's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke

A Short Walk Through a Wide World

Douglas Westerbeke

390 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0loquaciousleon's review
fiction historical magical realism adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

This Thing Between Us

Gus Moreno

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0loquaciousleon's review
fiction contemporary horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

460 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0loquaciousleon's review
fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0loquaciousleon's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Patrick Rothfuss

661 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0loquaciousleon's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Translation State by Ann Leckie

Translation State

Imperial Radch

Ann Leckie

422 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0loquaciousleon's review
fiction science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced