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The Island Child by Molly Aitken

The Island Child

Molly Aitken

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0patlo's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

7 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0patlo's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine by Cian T. McMahon

The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine

The Glucksman Irish Diaspora #4

Cian T. McMahon

467 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

5.0patlo's review
nonfiction history emotional informative medium-paced
Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane

Reading in the Dark

Seamus Deane

256 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0patlo's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents

Earthseed #2

Octavia E. Butler

15 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0patlo's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

Mirrored Heavens

Between Earth and Sky #3

Rebecca Roanhorse

608 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0patlo's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

In Ascension

Martin MacInnes

512 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0patlo's review
fiction literary mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

656 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0patlo's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

You Dreamed of Empires

Álvaro Enrigue

222 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0patlo's review
fiction historical literary adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

318 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0patlo's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced