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23 books

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

543 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

401 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

556 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen by Yasmin Khan

Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen

Yasmin Khan

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
nonfiction cookbook food and drink informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

211 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction dystopian horror literary dark tense medium-paced
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle

Maggie Shipstead

655 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith

Build Your House Around My Body

Violet Kupersmith

378 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lyloster's review
fiction horror literary magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced