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110 books

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom by Derecka Purnell

Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom

Derecka Purnell

14 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei

The Membranes

Chi Ta-wei

158 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength by Kat Armas

Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength

Kat Armas

6 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
nonfiction religion
Ma and Me by Putsata Reang

Ma and Me

Putsata Reang

11 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Amina al-Sirafi #1

S.A. Chakraborty

16 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern by Jing Tsu

Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern

Jing Tsu

11 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
nonfiction history adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
Speaking Bones by Ken Liu

Speaking Bones

The Dandelion Dynasty #4

Ken Liu

1072 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

11 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0aweekinthelife's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced