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31 books

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

306 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

622 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
Obit by Victoria Chang

Obit

Victoria Chang

123 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Autumn by Ali Smith

Autumn

Seasonal Quartet #1

Ali Smith

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane Murdoch

Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country

Sierra Crane Murdoch

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative slow-paced
The Black Joke: The True Story of One Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade by A.E. Rooks

The Black Joke: The True Story of One Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade

A.E. Rooks

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
nonfiction history adventurous challenging medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

352 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

305 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
fiction contemporary horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams

When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

Terry Tempest Williams

208 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir

Akwaeke Emezi

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ktrain3900's review
nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced