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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

623 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue

George M. Johnson

313 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles

576 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas by Dustin Lance Black

Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas

Dustin Lance Black

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

447 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future by Pete Buttigieg

Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

Pete Buttigieg

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
nonfiction biography memoir politics reflective slow-paced
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

441 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
nonfiction memoir politics hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #1-7

C.S. Lewis

768 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter #7

J.K. Rowling

607 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

1037 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

5.0geraldpdx's review
fiction classics historical romance emotional sad slow-paced