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25 books

Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

32 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Just Kids by Patti Smith

Just Kids

Patti Smith

9 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
nonfiction art memoir music emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Anthony Bourdain

302 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective fast-paced
Inciting Joy: Essays by Ross Gay

Inciting Joy: Essays

Ross Gay

248 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast

Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?

Roz Chast

228 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
A Book of Days by Patti Smith

A Book of Days

Patti Smith

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
nonfiction art inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

ねじまき鳥クロニクル / The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle #1-3

Haruki Murakami

607 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut

A Man Without a Country

Kurt Vonnegut

145 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny reflective medium-paced
White Tears / Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad

White Tears / Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

Ruby Hamad

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0asiaroth's review
nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced