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30 books

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

The Hours

Michael Cunningham

230 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

7 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver

475 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
nonfiction nature poetry hopeful reflective slow-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

522 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

15 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

252 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

118 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

560 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0swampgrandma's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced