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Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993

Sarah Schulman

702 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Swing Low: A Life by Miriam Toews

Swing Low: A Life

Miriam Toews

240 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

268 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

312 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Reproduction by Ian Williams

Reproduction

Ian Williams

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

216 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
An Autobiography of the Autobiography of Reading by Dionne Brand

An Autobiography of the Autobiography of Reading

Dionne Brand

72 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction philosophy race challenging reflective 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

382 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer

276 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional funny medium-paced
Holes by Louis Sachar

Holes

Holes #1

Louis Sachar

240 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced