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31 books

A Stranger's Pose by Abraham Oghobase, Emeka Okereke, Adeola Olagunju, Oumar Ly, Siaka Traore, Jide Odukoya, Michael Tsegaye, Dawit L. Petros, Teju Cole, Emmanuel Iduma, Eric Gottesman

A Stranger's Pose

Abraham Oghobase, Emeka Okereke, Adeola Olagunju, Oumar Ly, Siaka Traore, Jide Odukoya, Michael Tsegaye, Dawit L. Petros, Teju Cole, Emmanuel Iduma, Eric Gottesman

216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
nonfiction travel adventurous reflective medium-paced
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid

81 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
nonfiction essays history memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Collective Amnesia by Koleka Putuma

Collective Amnesia

Koleka Putuma

111 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ poetry race dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyika

Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun

Sarah Ladipo Manyika

118 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

320 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
fiction contemporary dark funny fast-paced
Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Kintu

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

446 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging slow-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

326 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

835 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

271 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

13 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0blessing_aj's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced