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48 books

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

A Woman Is No Man

Etaf Rum

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

Wandering Souls

Cecile Pin

243 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

482 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Small Worlds

Caleb Azumah Nelson

258 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah

Small Joys

Elvin James Mensah

386 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

797 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

Lie with Me

Philippe Besson

160 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0my_plant_library's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced