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Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

366 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0kayode's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • paperback • 1969

5.0kayode's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

386 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0kayode's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

448 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0kayode's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

552 pages • digital • 2017

5.0kayode's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

343 pages • digital • 2020

5.0kayode's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • paperback • 1937

5.0kayode's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Power of Women: Learning from Resilience to Heal Our World by Denis Mukwege

The Power of Women: Learning from Resilience to Heal Our World

Denis Mukwege

320 pages • hardcover • 2021

5.0kayode's review
nonfiction feminism health history challenging informative sad medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • hardcover • 2017

5.0kayode's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

370 pages • digital • 2018

5.0kayode's review
fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious medium-paced