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The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes on by Franny Choi

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes on

Franny Choi

144 pages • digital • 2022

5.0ambershelf's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

Glory

NoViolet Bulawayo

403 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0ambershelf's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

432 pages • digital • 2022

5.0ambershelf's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Solito by Javier Zamora

Solito

Javier Zamora

17 hours, 9 minutes • audio • 2022

5.0ambershelf's review
nonfiction memoir emotional sad tense medium-paced
Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang

Days of Distraction

Alexandra Chang

312 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0ambershelf's review
fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Adunni #1

Abi Daré

384 pages • digital • 2020

5.0ambershelf's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

Cathy Park Hong

224 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0ambershelf's review
nonfiction essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

12 hours, 16 minutes • audio • 2022

5.0ambershelf's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

Stephanie Foo

325 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0ambershelf's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

213 pages • paperback • 2015

5.0ambershelf's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced