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Severance by Ling Ma

Severance

Ling Ma

291 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilykennedy's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0emilykennedy's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter #2

J.K. Rowling

349 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0emilykennedy's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

290 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

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nonfiction history dark informative sad slow-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

401 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

316 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-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)

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nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Meg Jay

297 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

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nonfiction psychology self help reflective fast-paced
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff

97 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced