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136 books

Hamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hamilton: The Revolution

Jeremy McCarter, Lin-Manuel Miranda

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
nonfiction music informative inspiring medium-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

771 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional reflective slow-paced
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

306 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove by Ben Greenman, Questlove

Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

Ben Greenman, Questlove

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
nonfiction memoir music funny informative reflective medium-paced
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

688 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
fiction crime historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

531 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Shrill: Women Are Funny, It's Okay to Be Fat, and Feminists Don't Have to Be Nice by Lindy West
Shrill: Women Are Funny, It's Okay to Be Fat, and Feminists Don't Have to Be Nice
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Lindy West

Shrill: Women Are Funny, It's Okay to Be Fat, and Feminists Don't Have to Be Nice

Lindy West

missing duration info • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
nonfiction essays feminism memoir funny reflective fast-paced
Known and Strange Things: Essays by Teju Cole

Known and Strange Things: Essays

Teju Cole

392 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
nonfiction art essays politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

What is Not Yours is Not Yours

Helen Oyeyemi

325 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
fiction fantasy magical realism short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

Things We Lost in the Fire

Mariana Enríquez

208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0vasta's review
fiction horror literary magical realism short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced