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13 books

Severance by Ling Ma

Severance

Ling Ma

291 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid

81 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
nonfiction essays history memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

The Sword of Kaigen

Theonite

M.L. Wang

651 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft

Why Does He Do That?

Lundy Bancroft

432 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
nonfiction feminism psychology dark informative sad medium-paced
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

Yolk

Mary H.K. Choi

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

If I Had Your Face

Frances Cha

274 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue ... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation by Lauren Michele Jackson

White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue ... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation

Lauren Michele Jackson

184 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
nonfiction essays race sociology challenging informative fast-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective 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)

5.0soupstix's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0soupstix's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced