Toni Morrison · 1987
- What it is
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It hits hard · a good honest cry
- Genre
- Classics Historical fiction Literary
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The Kite Runner
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A good honest cry · sadness on a low heat
The Color Purple
Alice Walker · 1983
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Levels of Life
Julian Barnes · 2013
A good honest cry · a beautiful farewell
Grief is the thing with feathers
Max Porter · 2015
A good honest cry · sadness on a low heat
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Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica · 2015
It hits hard · it leaves you short of breath
Yo que nunca supe de los hombres
Jacqueline Harpman · 2021
It leaves you thinking · with fire in it
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