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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
fiction classics historical science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Finding Me by Viola Davis

Finding Me

Viola Davis

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

372 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Angela Davis: An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis

Angela Davis: An Autobiography

Angela Y. Davis

416 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Dragon Republic

The Poppy War #2

R.F. Kuang

658 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

848 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

3 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

374 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0booksthatslay's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced