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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

292 pages • paperback • 1969

5.0bookmonny's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0bookmonny's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0bookmonny's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0bookmonny's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library by Amanda Oliver

Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library

Amanda Oliver

7 hours, 47 minutes • audio • 2022

5.0bookmonny's review
nonfiction history memoir informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0bookmonny's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck

408 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0bookmonny's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

253 pages • paperback • 1963

5.0bookmonny's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

304 pages • digital • 2016

5.0bookmonny's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

16 hours, 44 minutes • audio • 2013

5.0bookmonny's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced