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18 books

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

645 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

The House of My Mother

Shari Franke

7 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

771 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional reflective slow-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Cheryl Strayed

354 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
nonfiction essays memoir self help emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska

John Green

234 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave #1

Rick Yancey

457 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
fiction science fiction young adult adventurous medium-paced
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
nonfiction politics race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Ned Vizzini

444 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0alyssaherrington's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional funny hopeful medium-paced