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34 books

Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas

Thirst for Salt

Madelaine Lucas

262 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
fiction 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)

5.0bastilleem's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Horse at Night: On Writing by Amina Cain

A Horse at Night: On Writing

Amina Cain

136 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
nonfiction essays literary inspiring reflective medium-paced
Still Life with Bones by Alexa Hagerty

Still Life with Bones

Alexa Hagerty

316 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
nonfiction history memoir true crime challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong

Goodbye, Vitamin

Rachel Khong

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective fast-paced
The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh

The Fortunes of Jaded Women

Carolyn Huynh

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
fiction literary emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen

Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency

Chen Chen

156 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional funny reflective fast-paced
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

232 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary science fiction dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy by Larissa Pham

Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy

Larissa Pham

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0bastilleem's review
nonfiction essays memoir music emotional reflective medium-paced