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17 books

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

A Dowry of Blood

A Dowry of Blood #1

S.T. Gibson

235 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster

The Machine Stops

E.M. Forster

48 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction classics science fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

96 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction classics literary adventurous reflective slow-paced
Galatea by Madeline Miller

Galatea

Madeline Miller

57 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction fantasy literary short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

150 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito

Fragments of Horror

Junji Ito

224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction horror manga short stories dark mysterious fast-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

309 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
O Peso do Pássaro Morto by Aline Bei

O Peso do Pássaro Morto

Aline Bei

154 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction contemporary medium-paced
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

872 pages • first pub 1877 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction classics literary romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

229 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0barbz's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced