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7 books

Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding by Ellena Savage

Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding

Ellena Savage

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0njstew's review
nonfiction essays memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

558 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0njstew's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

620 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0njstew's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

245 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0njstew's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0njstew's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

394 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0njstew's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0njstew's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced