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Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley

729 pages • paperback • 1976

5.0pineconek's review
fiction classics historical challenging emotional sad slow-paced
Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen

Pilu of the Woods

Pilu of the Woods

Mai K. Nguyen

156 pages • digital • 2019

5.0pineconek's review
fiction childrens fantasy graphic novel middle grade emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

192 pages • digital • 2003

5.0pineconek's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

And the Mountains Echoed

Khaled Hosseini

538 pages • digital • 2012 user-added

5.0pineconek's review
fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • digital • 2012

5.0pineconek's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 2

Heartstopper #2

Alice Oseman

320 pages • digital • 2019

5.0pineconek's review
fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

176 pages • digital • 1956

5.0pineconek's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective 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

10 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2022

5.0pineconek's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

The School for Good Mothers

Jessamine Chan

336 pages • digital • 2022

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fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Alison Bechdel

231 pages • hardcover • 2021

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nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir sports emotional funny reflective medium-paced