danirayne's 5reads

39 books

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

234 pages | first published 1963

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

227 pages | first published 2005

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

208 pages | first published 2019

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman with Henning Koch (Translator)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

337 pages | first published 2012

White Tears by Hari Kunzru

White Tears

Hari Kunzru

fiction horror music mystery dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

271 pages | first published 2017

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

The Carls #1

Hank Green

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

343 pages | first published 2018

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Writers & Lovers

Lily King

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

missing duration info | first published 2020

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

224 pages | first published 2019

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

343 pages | first published 2020

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced

352 pages | first published 1987