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45 books

Orientalism by Edward W. Said

Orientalism

Edward W. Said

394 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

The Wretched of the Earth

Frantz Fanon

251 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

112 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino

Cosmicomics

Italo Calvino

153 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
fiction play adventurous reflective medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

496 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Luster by Raven Leilani

Luster

Raven Leilani

227 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

245 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib

Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest

Hanif Abdurraqib

207 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0hannahouston's review
nonfiction essays memoir music reflective slow-paced