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A True Novel by Minae Mizumura

A True Novel

Minae Mizumura

859 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
fiction historical literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Interpreter of Maladies

Jhumpa Lahiri

208 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

The Plague of Doves

Louise Erdrich

313 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
fiction historical mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin

Notes of a Native Son

James Baldwin

165 pages • first pub 1955 (editions) user-added

5.0yvespiders's review
nonfiction classics essays race challenging reflective slow-paced
Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag

Regarding the Pain of Others

Susan Sontag

117 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
nonfiction essays philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor

232 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
fiction contemporary horror literary mystery challenging dark tense medium-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

564 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin

The Devil Finds Work

James Baldwin

144 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
nonfiction essays race challenging reflective slow-paced
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

Elena Knows

Claudia Piñeiro

153 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0yvespiders's review
fiction contemporary crime literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced