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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

11 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison

The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations

Toni Morrison

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
nonfiction essays feminism challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Behold the Dreamers

Imbolo Mbue

416 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Thelonious Monk: the Life and Times of an American Original by Robin D.G. Kelley

Thelonious Monk: the Life and Times of an American Original

Robin D.G. Kelley

588 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
nonfiction biography music informative reflective slow-paced
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

Under the Udala Trees

Chinelo Okparanta

328 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

13 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Critical Race Theory, An Introduction by Richard Delgado

Critical Race Theory, An Introduction

Richard Delgado

188 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
nonfiction philosophy race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Girls by Emma Cline

The Girls

Emma Cline

368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0goodreads_connoisseur's review
fiction historical literary thriller dark medium-paced