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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.0cleoreads's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

3.0cleoreads's review
fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim

Beasts of a Little Land

Juhea Kim

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

3.75cleoreads's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim

If You Leave Me

Crystal Hana Kim

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.0cleoreads's review
fiction historical emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

366 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.5cleoreads's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

312 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

3.0cleoreads's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Here Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu

Here Again Now

Okechukwu Nzelu

292 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

2.0cleoreads's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

Burnt Sugar

Avni Doshi

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

3.5cleoreads's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir

Natasha Trethewey

214 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.0cleoreads's review
nonfiction memoir true crime emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham

Black Sunday

Tola Rotimi Abraham

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

3.75cleoreads's review
fiction literary challenging emotional sad medium-paced