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Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda

Ghostroots

‘Pemi Aguda

224 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction short stories speculative fiction dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

320 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction classics dystopian literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

The Invisible Man

H.G. Wells

161 pages • first pub 1897 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

288 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
We Were Girls Once by Aiwanose Odafen

We Were Girls Once

Aiwanose Odafen

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Rest of You by Maame Blue

The Rest of You

Maame Blue

240 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction literary emotional medium-paced
Manorism by Yomi Sode

Manorism

Yomi Sode

96 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Butter by Asako Yuzuki

Butter

Asako Yuzuki

452 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction contemporary crime literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
A Mercy by Toni Morrison

A Mercy

Toni Morrison

176 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Fast by the Horns by Moses McKenzie

Fast by the Horns

Moses McKenzie

243 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jendella's review
fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced