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39 books

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

437 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

169 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

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fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Foster by Claire Keegan

Foster

Claire Keegan

92 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0nigel_hakeem's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress

Sirens & Muses

Antonia Angress

354 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Noor Naga

186 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

Freedom

Jonathan Franzen

576 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0nigel_hakeem's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

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nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

278 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Disorientation: Being Black in the World by Ian Williams

Disorientation: Being Black in the World

Ian Williams

216 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen

609 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective slow-paced