isleofwoman's current reads
7 books

Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wang

Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures

Connie Wang

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir travel emotional funny reflective fast-paced
Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World by Cheuk Kwan

Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World

Cheuk Kwan

260 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir race travel informative reflective medium-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Liberation Day: Stories by George Saunders

Liberation Day: Stories

George Saunders

233 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Kicking Tongues by Karen King-Aribisala

Kicking Tongues

Karen King-Aribisala

256 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

The Yellow House

Sarah M. Broom

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

319 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
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