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21 books

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

Written on the Body

Jeanette Winterson

192 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Broken Wings by Juan Ricardo Cole, جبران خليل جبران, Kahlil Gibran

The Broken Wings

Juan Ricardo Cole, جبران خليل جبران, Kahlil Gibran

100 pages • first pub 1912 (editions) user-added

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction classics poetry emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

21 hours • first pub 1868 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction classics emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

Pedro Páramo

Juan Rulfo

129 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

234 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

263 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom

Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

Megan Rosenbloom

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
nonfiction history science dark informative medium-paced
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

127 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction classics philosophy poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

272 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

5.0rain_blackbird's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced