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51 books

James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Parade: A Folktale by Hiromi Kawakami

Parade: A Folktale

Hiromi Kawakami

96 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
fiction literary reflective medium-paced
After Annie by Anna Quindlen

After Annie

Anna Quindlen

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

The Kamogawa Food Detectives

The Kamogawa Food Detectives #1

Hisashi Kashiwai

208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

14 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

144 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy

The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA

Liza Mundy

17 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0kjohnston01's review
nonfiction feminism history challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
The Pearl by John Steinbeck

The Pearl

John Steinbeck

90 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective fast-paced
Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

192 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
nonfiction essays food and drink emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

527 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kjohnston01's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced