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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

The Autobiographies #1

Frederick Douglass

158 pages • first pub 1845 (editions)

5.0calarco's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

Mikki Kendall

287 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Plague by Albert Camus

The Plague

Albert Camus

308 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

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fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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nonfiction politics race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake

MaddAddam #1

Margaret Atwood

389 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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fiction dystopian speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Hyperion

Hyperion Cantos #1

Dan Simmons

512 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

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fiction science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed

On Juneteenth

Annette Gordon-Reed

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

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fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced