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I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

371 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel

Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama

Alison Bechdel

290 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

216 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life by Ayelet Waldman

A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life

Ayelet Waldman

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
nonfiction memoir psychology science reflective medium-paced
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson

230 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Educated: A Memoir

Tara Westover

385 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

232 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories by A.M. Homes

Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories

A.M. Homes

213 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
fiction short stories informative medium-paced
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America by Lillian Faderman

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America

Lillian Faderman

400 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0gaycommunist's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced