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18 books

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

242 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Jade City by Fonda Lee

Jade City

The Green Bone Saga #1

Fonda Lee

540 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

176 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Way of Kings Part One by Brandon Sanderson

The Way of Kings Part One

The Stormlight Archive #1a

Brandon Sanderson

594 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Trial by Franz Kafka

The Trial

Franz Kafka

208 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction classics literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

536 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

290 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

864 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional reflective slow-paced
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

Fredrik Backman

76 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

Elif Shafak

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0neuro_chef's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced