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20 books

The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela

The Town of Babylon

Alejandro Varela

299 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

Disorientation

Elaine Hsieh Chou

403 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
fiction contemporary literary funny reflective medium-paced
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

Olga Dies Dreaming

Xochitl Gonzalez

373 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

A Certain Hunger

Chelsea G. Summers

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
fiction horror literary thriller dark funny medium-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters

337 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
fiction contemporary gender lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer

¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons

John Paul Brammer

224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jocegali's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced