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The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Shubnum Khan

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

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fiction historical horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
One Piece, Vol. 103: Warrior of Liberation by Eiichiro Oda

One Piece, Vol. 103: Warrior of Liberation

One Piece #103

Eiichiro Oda

211 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction fantasy manga challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

The Undocumented Americans

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir politics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

Stephanie Foo

10 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir psychology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Seventh Veil of Salome

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

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fiction historical emotional medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

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fiction classics historical science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore

478 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

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fiction historical literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

The Burning God

The Poppy War #3

R.F. Kuang

622 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction fantasy historical dark emotional tense 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 • first pub 2013 (editions)

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nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced