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153 books

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

313 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

The Singing Hills Cycle #2

Nghi Vo

125 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Exhalation

Ted Chiang

350 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
fiction literary science fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard

Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present

Robyn Maynard

292 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

The Haunting of Tram Car 015

The Dead Djinn Universe #0.7

P. Djèlí Clark

96 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
fiction fantasy historical science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced
This Census-Taker by China Miéville

This Census-Taker

China Miéville

210 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
fiction fantasy horror dark slow-paced
The Yield by Tara June Winch

The Yield

Tara June Winch

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed

Living a Feminist Life

Sara Ahmed

312 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
nonfiction feminism challenging informative medium-paced
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

Nghi Vo

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters by Mary-Jane Rubenstein

Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters

Mary-Jane Rubenstein

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0laurareads87's review
nonfiction philosophy religion informative reflective medium-paced