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125 books

Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar

Calling a Wolf a Wolf

Kaveh Akbar

135 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

Behind You Is the Sea

Susan Muaddi Darraj

256 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Frozen Woman by Annie Ernaux

A Frozen Woman

Annie Ernaux

192 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging reflective medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

144 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine

Dearborn

Ghassan Zeineddine

229 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Customs: Poems by Solmaz Sharif

Customs: Poems

Solmaz Sharif

72 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
poetry politics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein

14 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Time's Mouth by Edan Lepucki

Time's Mouth

Edan Lepucki

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
fiction fantasy literary thriller emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying by Bassey Ikpi

I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying

Bassey Ikpi

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
nonfiction essays memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Death Valley by Melissa Broder

Death Valley

Melissa Broder

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kjoiiooi's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional funny reflective medium-paced