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21 books

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

On Beauty

Zadie Smith

464 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

Black Water Sister

Zen Cho

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

545 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

Rise of the Empress #1

Julie C. Dao

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark fast-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

The Best We Could Do

Thi Bui

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In

Phuc Tran

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0puglord's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced