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32 books

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

216 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

720 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0recollections's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

These Violent Delights

Micah Nemerever

465 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller dark emotional tense slow-paced
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

320 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

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fiction literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Life of the Party: Poems by Olivia Gatwood

Life of the Party: Poems

Olivia Gatwood

176 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction feminism poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Iain Reid

5 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

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fiction horror literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

We Are Okay

Nina LaCour

236 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Tradition by Jericho Brown

The Tradition

Jericho Brown

110 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul

One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

Scaachi Koul

241 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0recollections's review
nonfiction essays memoir challenging funny reflective medium-paced