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Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

558 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

12 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
nonfiction education memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck

408 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-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

201 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

377 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

406 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden

535 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0sydneythewhale's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced