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West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story by Mir Tamim Ansary, Tamim Ansary

West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story

Mir Tamim Ansary, Tamim Ansary

304 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
nonfiction biography history memoir challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

Angela Y. Davis

158 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
nonfiction essays feminism politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

Ender's Saga #1

Orson Scott Card

352 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Kintu

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

442 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Leavers by Lisa Ko

The Leavers

Lisa Ko

335 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman

The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax

Mrs. Pollifax #2

Dorothy Gilman

172 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
fiction mystery adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past by Meave Leakey, Samira Leakey

The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past

Meave Leakey, Samira Leakey

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0asleinbe's review
nonfiction memoir science informative medium-paced