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Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study by Orlando Patterson

Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study

Orlando Patterson

511 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0pascwp's review
nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Raison et déraison du mythe : au coeur des imaginaires collectifs by Gérard Bouchard

Raison et déraison du mythe : au coeur des imaginaires collectifs

Gérard Bouchard

230 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0pascwp's review
medium-paced
Home Made by Yvette van Boven, Oof Verschuren

Home Made

Yvette van Boven, Oof Verschuren

432 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0pascwp's review
nonfiction informative lighthearted fast-paced
Où vont les guêpes quand il fait froid ? by Pascale Wilhelmy

Où vont les guêpes quand il fait froid ?

Pascale Wilhelmy

108 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0pascwp's review
medium-paced
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé

I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

Maryse Condé

225 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0pascwp's review
fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier

The Kingdom of This World

Alejo Carpentier

136 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0pascwp's review
fiction classics historical magical realism hopeful informative reflective slow-paced
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

487 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0pascwp's review
fiction historical literary thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced