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153 books

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

176 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-The-Pooh #1

A.A. Milne

145 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
fiction childrens classics short stories adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Monk & Robot #2

Becky Chambers

152 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

147 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

Suleika Jaouad

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
nonfiction memoir travel emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
Lavender's Blue by Bob Mayer, Jennifer Crusie

Lavender's Blue

Liz Danger #1

Bob Mayer, Jennifer Crusie

454 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
fiction mystery romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

The Man Who Died Twice

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #2

Richard Osman

355 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
fiction crime mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

I'm Afraid of Men

Vivek Shraya

85 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

206 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0curlykew's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced