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45 books

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Outsiders

S.E. Hinton

5 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction classics contemporary young adult adventurous emotional sad fast-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

11 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

10 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

32 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

8 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

15 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry

South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

Imani Perry

16 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
nonfiction history memoir reflective medium-paced
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The City We Became

Great Cities #1

N.K. Jemisin

16 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

15 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced