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Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

Warsan Shire

38 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction feminism poetry dark emotional reflective fast-paced
When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Díaz

When My Brother Was an Aztec

Natalie Díaz

103 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective fast-paced
Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar

Calling a Wolf a Wolf

Kaveh Akbar

100 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Thirst by Mary Oliver

Thirst

Mary Oliver

88 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction nature poetry reflective sad medium-paced
Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer

Absolution

Southern Reach #4

Jeff VanderMeer

464 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction science fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories by Mariana Enríquez

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories

Mariana Enríquez

272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction horror literary short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Popisho by Leone Ross

Popisho

Leone Ross

471 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

The Wall

Marlen Haushofer

248 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

326 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction literary science fiction emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk

Thirst

Marina Yuszczuk

161 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced