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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

Annette Gordon-Reed

802 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

285 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

Memphis

Tara M. Stringfellow

252 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Audre Lorde

190 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Imago by Octavia E. Butler

Imago

Xenogenesis #3

Octavia E. Butler

224 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

153 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther by Jeffrey Haas

The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther

Jeffrey Haas

400 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
nonfiction history politics race dark informative fast-paced
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Carrie Soto Is Back

Taylor Jenkins Reid

9 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring medium-paced
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

576 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
nonfiction memoir politics hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Boys Come First by Aaron Foley

Boys Come First

Aaron Foley

321 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kingofthehillxl's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional funny hopeful slow-paced