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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers #1

Becky Chambers

14 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

Paradise Rot

Jenny Hval

148 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious medium-paced
You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

You Should Have Left

Daniel Kehlmann

128 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction contemporary horror thriller dark fast-paced
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Butcher & Blackbird

Ruinous Love #1

Brynne Weaver

8 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction romance adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

Kingdom of Ash

Throne of Glass #7

Sarah J. Maas

33 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

A Very Punchable Face

Colin Jost

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted medium-paced
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

341 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver

The Giver #1

Lois Lowry

179 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Writers & Lovers

Lily King

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction contemporary literary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

Foundryside

The Founders Trilogy #1

Robert Jackson Bennett

503 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0ljsmith's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced