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29 books

I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast

I Must Be Dreaming

Roz Chast

118 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

Big Swiss

Jen Beagin

325 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark funny medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

289 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

318 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
Bloom by Kevin Panetta

Bloom

Bloom #1

Kevin Panetta

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Dear Sophie, Love Sophie: A Graphic Memoir in Diaries, Letters, and Lists by Sophie Lucido Johnson

Dear Sophie, Love Sophie: A Graphic Memoir in Diaries, Letters, and Lists

Sophie Lucido Johnson

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire

The Hunger Games #2

Suzanne Collins

391 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

374 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Tales from the Café

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0alyssakresge's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced