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The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World by Alan Downs

The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World

Alan Downs

212 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ psychology challenging reflective medium-paced
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

Killing Commendatore

Kishidancho Goroshi #1-2

Haruki Murakami

688 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction contemporary historical literary magical realism mysterious reflective slow-paced
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Boy Swallows Universe

Trent Dalton

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction contemporary literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

422 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Neverwhere

London Below #1

Neil Gaiman

370 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

355 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

453 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

355 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

Godsgrave

The Nevernight Chronicle #2

Jay Kristoff

419 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Bruny by Heather Rose

Bruny

Heather Rose

424 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0tonyk's review
fiction literary politics challenging reflective slow-paced