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20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo

20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

Xiaolu Guo

224 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction contemporary reflective fast-paced
A Tiny Upward Shove by Melissa Chadburn

A Tiny Upward Shove

Melissa Chadburn

342 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction fantasy literary magical realism dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

Lorrie Moore

160 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories reflective slow-paced
The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala

The Black Cathedral

Marcial Gala

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

Elsewhere

Alexis Schaitkin

226 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
My Antonia by Willa Cather

My Antonia

Great Plains Trilogy #3

Willa Cather

233 pages • first pub 1918 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
O Beautiful by Jung Yun

O Beautiful

Jung Yun

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Love in a Fallen City by Eileen Chang

Love in a Fallen City

Eileen Chang

321 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction classics short stories emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Noor Naga

186 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
We All Loved Cowboys by Carol Bensimon

We All Loved Cowboys

Carol Bensimon

180 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced