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A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lilymaret's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Dans le jardin de l'ogre by Leïla Slimani

Dans le jardin de l'ogre

Leïla Slimani

215 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0lilymaret's review
fiction contemporary dark tense medium-paced
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Kitchen

Banana Yoshimoto

160 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0lilymaret's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0lilymaret's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

325 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0lilymaret's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
L'Étranger / La Peste by Albert Camus

L'Étranger / La Peste

Albert Camus

582 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0lilymaret's review
fiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced