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La Reine Margot by Alexandre Dumas

La Reine Margot

The Last Valois #1

Alexandre Dumas

524 pages • first pub 1845 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
fiction classics historical informative medium-paced
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

579 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
fiction crime historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
James Baldwin: A Biography by David Leeming

James Baldwin: A Biography

David Leeming

464 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
nonfiction art biography literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Recitatif

Toni Morrison

84 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
fiction literary short stories challenging reflective fast-paced
Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature by Sarah Hart

Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature

Sarah Hart

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
nonfiction mathematics funny informative medium-paced
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen

A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial

Viet Thanh Nguyen

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional funny slow-paced
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

How Much of These Hills Is Gold

C Pam Zhang

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin

Going to Meet the Man

James Baldwin

256 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
fiction classics literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

Jesmyn Ward

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
nonfiction essays poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

89 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0christineliu's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced