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143 books

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Upstairs Room by Kate Murray-Browne

The Upstairs Room

Kate Murray-Browne

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
fiction contemporary horror mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Awayland by Ramona Ausubel

Awayland

Ramona Ausubel

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
fiction fantasy magical realism short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced
They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple

They Were Sisters

Dorothy Whipple

455 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
fiction classics historical dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong

Goodbye, Vitamin

Rachel Khong

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective fast-paced
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes by Maya Angelou

All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #5

Maya Angelou

228 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
A Song Flung Up to Heaven by Maya Angelou

A Song Flung Up to Heaven

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #6

Maya Angelou

173 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Maya Angelou

160 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
nonfiction memoir poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Unrestored Woman by Shobha Rao

Unrestored Woman

Shobha Rao

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
fiction historical short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad

The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

Nadia Murad

12 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emilyacres's review
nonfiction memoir politics emotional informative sad medium-paced