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42 books

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

9 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

245 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

337 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

Yolk

Mary H.K. Choi

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

6 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

326 pages • first pub 1987 (editions) user-added

5.0leekaufman's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

287 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

324 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0leekaufman's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced