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31 books

Dark Days by James Baldwin

Dark Days

Penguin Modern #38

James Baldwin

50 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
nonfiction classics essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Der Großinquisitor by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Der Großinquisitor

Fyodor Dostoevsky

62 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson

Vespertine

Margaret Rogerson

392 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

Bitterblue

Graceling Realm #3

Kristin Cashore

576 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional slow-paced
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang

327 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction contemporary magical realism young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Under the Whispering Door

TJ Klune

376 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Sorcery of Thorns

Sorcery of Thorns #1

Margaret Rogerson

456 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-Jin

Concerning My Daughter

Kim Hye-Jin

162 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

When the Emperor Was Divine

Julie Otsuka

144 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

The Buddha in the Attic

Julie Otsuka

129 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0melinum's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced