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14 books

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

128 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective fast-paced
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

261 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Shelley

288 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay

The Book of Delights: Essays

Ross Gay

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Hunger Games #0

Suzanne Collins

513 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid

81 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
nonfiction essays history memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

305 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0rattiesmelliott's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced