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Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

Breath, Eyes, Memory

Edwidge Danticat

234 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction historical emotional sad slow-paced
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

Robert Kolker

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
nonfiction biography psychology science emotional informative medium-paced
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

The Heart's Invisible Furies

John Boyne

608 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

Mikki Kendall

287 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir 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)

5.0jreadsalot's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life by Jonathan Van Ness

Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life

Jonathan Van Ness

5 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Finding Me by Viola Davis

Finding Me

Viola Davis

291 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jreadsalot's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced