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116 books

The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Refugees

Viet Thanh Nguyen

209 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction contemporary historical literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between by Amrou Al-Kadhi

Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between

Amrou Al-Kadhi

7 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Confusion

Cazalet Chronicles #3

Elizabeth Jane Howard

512 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn: The Final Empire

Mistborn #1

Brandon Sanderson

552 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Gentleman Bastard #1

Scott Lynch

499 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Emily Wilde #2

Heather Fawcett

339 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Bullet Swallower

Elizabeth Gonzalez James

257 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

Nathan Thrall

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
nonfiction history politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

The Sword of Kaigen

Theonite

M.L. Wang

633 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension

Mistborn #2

Brandon Sanderson

617 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced