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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

153 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Geek Love

Katherine Dunn

348 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction horror magical realism challenging dark tense slow-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

320 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction classics literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Africa's Tarnished Name by Chinua Achebe

Africa's Tarnished Name

Penguin Modern #28

Chinua Achebe

64 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction essays politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Problem That Has No Name by Betty Friedan

The Problem That Has No Name

Penguin Modern #41

Betty Friedan

55 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction classics essays feminism challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Red Tenda of Bologna by John Berger

The Red Tenda of Bologna

John Berger

64 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction art essays travel reflective slow-paced
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist #1

Jessie Burton

433 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0clem's review
fiction historical mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Age of Sex Crime by Jane Caputi

Age of Sex Crime

Jane Caputi

missing page info • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction feminism true crime challenging dark informative medium-paced
Dark Days by James Baldwin

Dark Days

Penguin Modern #38

James Baldwin

50 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0clem's review
nonfiction classics essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced