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Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
Another Country by James Baldwin

Another Country

James Baldwin

437 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

224 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

336 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Black Boy by Richard Wright

Black Boy

Richard Wright

419 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
nonfiction biography classics memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced