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In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

In the Skin of a Lion

Michael Ondaatje

256 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

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fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Ariel by Sylvia Plath

Ariel

Sylvia Plath

86 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

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fiction classics poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

264 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)

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fiction classics romance reflective slow-paced
The Deep Field: A Novel by James Bradley

The Deep Field: A Novel

James Bradley

368 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

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fiction science fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
Selected Poems by Anna Akhmatova

Selected Poems

Anna Akhmatova

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

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fiction poetry dark emotional slow-paced
Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson

Tirra Lirra by the River

Jessica Anderson

181 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

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fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes

A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

Roland Barthes

234 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

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nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
One-Way Street: And Other Writings by Walter Benjamin

One-Way Street: And Other Writings

Werke und Nachlaß. Kritische Gesamtausgabe #8

Walter Benjamin

480 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

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nonfiction essays philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

Sappho

397 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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nonfiction classics lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective fast-paced
All of Us: The Collected Poems by Raymond Carver

All of Us: The Collected Poems

Raymond Carver

416 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

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nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced