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24 books

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

306 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Public Things: Democracy in Disrepair by Bonnie Honig

Public Things: Democracy in Disrepair

Bonnie Honig

160 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Bellies by Nicola Dinan

Bellies

Nicola Dinan

362 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

Michael A. Singer

6 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison

Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination

Toni Morrison

110 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
nonfiction essays race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

The Incendiaries

R.O. Kwon

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
fiction contemporary literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman

Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School by K. Tsianina Lomawaima

They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School

K. Tsianina Lomawaima

215 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jckurtz's review
nonfiction education history emotional informative reflective slow-paced