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The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai

448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

You Should Be So Lucky

We Could Be So Good #2

Cat Sebastian

383 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance sports emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

We Could Be So Good

We Could Be So Good #1

Cat Sebastian

372 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

Idlewild

James Frankie Thomas

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

1463 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

The Girl from the Sea

Molly Knox Ostertag

253 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom

Six of Crows #2

Leigh Bardugo

546 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

The Best We Could Do

Thi Bui

330 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0beachykeen's review
nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced