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43 books

Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb

Symphony of Secrets

Brendan Slocumb

433 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
fiction historical literary thriller challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
nonfiction memoir politics hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

421 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

316 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

David Grann

329 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

The Empire of Gold

The Daevabad Trilogy #3

S.A. Chakraborty

766 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

360 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lmkennedy's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced