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All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

All the Colors of the Dark

Chris Whitaker

656 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
fiction thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

Dinosaurs

Lydia Millet

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder for the Spiritual and Nonspiritual Alike by David James Duncan, Brian Doyle

One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder for the Spiritual and Nonspiritual Alike

David James Duncan, Brian Doyle

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
nonfiction essays nature religion informative reflective slow-paced
A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

A Ghost In The Throat

Doireann Ní Ghríofa

326 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
nonfiction literary poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore

The Manningtree Witches

A.K. Blakemore

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
fiction historical dark emotional slow-paced
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins

720 pages • first pub 1859 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay

The Book of Delights: Essays

Ross Gay

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison

The Empathy Exams

Leslie Jamison

8 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
nonfiction essays memoir psychology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents

Earthseed #2

Octavia E. Butler

423 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0cdbellomy's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced