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142 books

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness

Catherine Cho

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective fast-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

229 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Dusty Answer by Rosamond Lehmann

Dusty Answer

Rosamond Lehmann

303 pages • first pub 1927 (editions) user-added

5.0bookishl's review
fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga

Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga

592 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

229 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr Ripley

Ripley #1

Patricia Highsmith

352 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction classics crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward

Love and Other Thought Experiments

Sophie Ward

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim

Vera

Elizabeth von Arnim

202 pages • first pub 1921 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction classics romance reflective slow-paced
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

The Bass Rock

Evie Wyld

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bookishl's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced