Need a book to read on a train

Post date: 2018-09-13 06:43:19

I have two five-hour train journeys coming up over the next three days and I'm looking for some fiction to read. The last three books that totally captivated me were The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and I'm looking for something similarly enthralling.

I have a strong preference for books written by women/non-binary/gender non-conforming people, and ideally something with LGBTQ themes and/or characters. No preferences in terms of genre - SFF is welcome, as is broad-strokes fiction.

I like lots of dense, complex emotional themes - when I say "captivating" and "enthralling" I mean that more in terms of characters and feelings rather than page turner-style thrillers. Ideally nothing with tons of man-on-woman (or adult-on-child) violence/trauma/abuse.

Must be available on the UK Kindle store. I made this post last year asking for more specific (YA fantasy) recs, so it's safe to assume I've already read everything I'm intending to from the suggestions there.

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