ruthie_wk's To-Read Pile See stats for ruthie_wk's To-Read Pile

Collapse Up Next section Up Next (5)
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines

A Gathering of Old Men

Ernest J. Gaines

224 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

290 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative sad slow-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics historical science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai

324 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Expand filter menu Filter list (131 books)

131 books

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

The Lying Life of Adults

Elena Ferrante

324 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
London - Cape Town - Joburg by Zukiswa Wanner

London - Cape Town - Joburg

Zukiswa Wanner

337 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction literary hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Jamie Ford

362 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism emotional medium-paced
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

All the Lonely People

Mike Gayle

364 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Boulder by Eva Baltasar

Boulder

Eva Baltasar

160 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

Where the Wild Ladies Are

Aoko Matsuda

254 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy literary short stories funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar

Permafrost

Eva Baltasar

128 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

The Garden of Evening Mists

Tan Twan Eng

332 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong

Mater 2-10

Hwang Sok-yong

555 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty by Alain Mabanckou

Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty

Alain Mabanckou

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective slow-paced