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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

432 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

The Neapolitan Novels #3

Elena Ferrante

418 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

212 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

324 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

464 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

The Hour of the Star

Clarice Lispector

96 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

215 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction classics literary magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

Taste: My Life Through Food

Stanley Tucci

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

226 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0mahalia's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced