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The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • 2007 • 164 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

237 pages • 2011 • 146 editions

fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
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Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Revolutionary Road

Richard Yates

338 pages • 1961 • 45 editions

fiction classics historical literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Hold Your Own by Kae Tempest

Hold Your Own

Kae Tempest

128 pages • 2014 • 15 editions

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
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Stranger, Baby by Emily Berry

Stranger, Baby

Emily Berry

72 pages • 2017 • 3 editions

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
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Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Bluets

Maggie Nelson

99 pages • 2009 • 35 editions

nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
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The Good Immigrant USA: 26 Writers Reflect on America by Nikesh Shukla, Chimene Suleyman

The Good Immigrant USA: 26 Writers Reflect on America

Chimene Suleyman, Nikesh Shukla

336 pages • 2019 • 11 editions

nonfiction essays race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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Franklin's Flying Bookshop by Jen Campbell

Franklin and Luna #1

Franklin's Flying Bookshop

Jen Campbell

32 pages • 2017 • 11 editions

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous slow-paced
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Sunshine by Melissa Lee-Houghton

Sunshine

Melissa Lee-Houghton

88 pages • 2016 • 2 editions

fiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
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Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • 2006 • 113 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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