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The Complete Persepolis: 20th Anniversary Edition by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis: 20th Anniversary Edition

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

352 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

George Saunders

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
nonfiction classics literary short stories challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Menewood by Nicola Griffith

Menewood

Light of the World #2

Nicola Griffith

694 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
fiction historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Hild by Nicola Griffith

Hild

Light of the World #1

Nicola Griffith

546 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous slow-paced
Stay True by Hua Hsu

Stay True

Hua Hsu

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Erasure by Percival Everett

Erasure

Percival Everett

280 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
fiction literary challenging funny reflective medium-paced
The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

Margaret Renkl

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
nonfiction essays nature hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption by Angela Tucker

You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption

Angela Tucker

208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
nonfiction autobiography race sociology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

The Plague of Doves

Louise Erdrich

11 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
fiction historical mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones

Alive at the End of the World

Saeed Jones

104 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0yelsel13's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced