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27 books

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

199 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell

The Hand That First Held Mine

Maggie O'Farrell

374 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective medium-paced
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

391 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
August Blue by Deborah Levy

August Blue

Deborah Levy

245 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Queer Folk Tales: A Book of LGBTQ Stories by Kevin Walker

Queer Folk Tales: A Book of LGBTQ Stories

Kevin Walker

176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell

The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

Jen Campbell

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction fantasy magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-Ye Lee 이미예

DallerGut Dream Department Store

Dallergut Dream Department Store #1

Mi-Ye Lee 이미예

247 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction literary magical realism speculative fiction hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

Strange Sally Diamond

Liz Nugent

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

307 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0janettebm's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective slow-paced